1.Yet when measured against the lower crime rates this would probably produce, longer prison sentences are not worth the cost to state and local governments.

【難句釋義】Although the crime rates would probably go down if criminals were kept longer in prison. When we consider the money that state and governments have to pay for this, it's not worthwhile for longer prison.

2.The first-year operating cost would be $150,000 per crime prevented, worth it if the victim were you or me, but much too expensive to be feasible as a national policy.

【難句釋義】Averagely speaking, the first year, to prevent one crime, $150,000 would be cost.If there were only one person's life, such as yours or mine, to save, it would be worthy, but such a policy would be much too expensive to carry out nationwide.