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Makarov · 10-02-2019, 07:56 AM

It costs ~$250,000 per patient per year to keep someone in a forensic mental health facility. For a young person like Mr. de Grood, placed in a facility at age ~22, who can be expected to live to ~82 years old, you would be looking at a conservative estimate of $15,000,000 as the cost to keep him in a forensic mental health facility for the rest of his life. Those are only direct costs which ignore the loss of any contributions to society (including paying income tax) if he were successfully treated and eventually discharged.

Just food for thought.

10-02-2019, 07:56 AM	#58
Makarov Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Moscow Exp:	It costs ~$250,000 per patient per year to keep someone in a forensic mental health facility. For a young person like Mr. de Grood, placed in a facility at age ~22, who can be expected to live to ~82 years old, you would be looking at a conservative estimate of $15,000,000 as the cost to keep him in a forensic mental health facility for the rest of his life. Those are only direct costs which ignore the loss of any contributions to society (including paying income tax) if he were successfully treated and eventually discharged. Just food for thought. __________________ "Life of Russian hockey veterans is very hard," said Soviet hockey star Sergei Makarov. "Most of them don't have enough to eat these days. These old players are Russian legends."