Top definition Hollish unknown A term used to refer to the language and the people from The Netherlands; it is considered more accurate than Dutch because it doesn't conflict with the German (and Hollish) word for the German language: Deutsch.
The average cost to house an inmate in Texas prisons is $47.50 per day, according to Michelle Lyons, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Thus it would cost about $17,340 to house an inmate for a year and $693,500 for 40 years, far less than even part of the death penalty costs.
COSTS: Death Penalty Costs in Texas Outweigh Life Imprisonment. County estimates in Texas indicate that the death penalty system is much more expensive than sentencing inmates to life imprisonment. Gray County spent nearly $1 million seeking the death penalty against Levi King, even though he pleaded guilty to murder.