The average age of the men who will be the targets of Greenleaf's revenge is about 55 years of age. That's 17 years of punishment after the completion of their sentences at age 55. Greenleaf wants to sell us the myth that this is a fortune well spent. To judge that, you have to figure out what your tax money is buying. These are old men who have been convicted of some sexual offense.
Lets start off by pretending that they are all really guilty of the offense.
We know that they really aren't. The number is even higher for sexual offenses. Well, yes, occasionally some of them will offend again. Really, it's about half that amount. Say that I've minimized the social cost by half.