And the taxpayers are saved about 30+ years worth of the costs of incarceration.   Sounds like win-win to me.   

He was sentenced to and received a 'life' sentence.

"The Partnership for Safety and Justice reported that as of June 2013, Oregon paid $84.81 per day, per inmate. The daily cost included vital expenses such as food, medical care, and prison security as well as programs designed to prepare inmates for life after prison to keep them from offending after their release."  

30 years times 365 times $84.81 = $9,286,695