It costs the State about $40 per day to house a prisoner in our fabulous "for profit" prison system. Since its privatized, we as taxpayers don't see any of the profit, of course.

As far as allowing the prisoners to go to court "1000000000x times," its all a part of due process. If you were in the position of being incarcerated for a crime you did not commit, and found new evidence which would exonerate you, you might see it the other way around.