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Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Lemon law
The point is that punishment will not change anything no matter how painful. It just becomes a measure of our sickness to demand his torture. Just bite the bullet and let a natural death behind bars cure the sickness.
far more expensive for us taxpayers keeping him alive over that time than killing him outright, no?
No.
Isn't the death penalty cheaper than life in prison? No. It costs a great deal more.
"Elimination of the death penalty [in California] would result in a net savings to the state of at least tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis." (Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the California Legislature, 09/9/99)
Total cost of death penalty is 38% greater than total cost of life without parole sentences. (Indiana Criminal Law Study Commission, January 10, 2002)
Since its return to New York in 1995, $160 million has been spent. The New York Daily News estimates that before the first execution takes place, $238 million will be spent.
In addition to the funds required to try death penalty cases, the New York Department of Correctional Services spent $1.3 million to construct New York's 12-inmate death row and pays nearly $300,000 per year to guard the unit. (New York Law Journal, April 30, 2002)
2. Because of the extra expense of prosecuting a DP case and the appeals process (which is necessary - see reason #1), it costs taxpayers MUCH more to execute prisoners than to imprison them for life.
Theres many more.