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And the cost is surprisingly high, Phae.
http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-...hment.html
[quote]In New Jersey, which halted executions in 2007, a commission found that switching a single condemned inmate’s sentence to life without parole would save the state $1.3 million in incarceration costs alone, because death-row inmates receive special housing and security. Repealing the death penalty in North Carolina, where 169 prisoners are on death row, could save that state $11 million a year in incarceration costs and legal fees associated with the extensive appeals process, according to a study published in American Law and Economics Review in December. [/quote]
Yup. It's a huge waste of resources.
And the cost is surprisingly high, Phae.
http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-...hment.html
[quote]In New Jersey, which halted executions in 2007, a commission found that switching a single condemned inmate’s sentence to life without parole would save the state $1.3 million in incarceration costs alone, because death-row inmates receive special housing and security. Repealing the death penalty in North Carolina, where 169 prisoners are on death row, could save that state $11 million a year in incarceration costs and legal fees associated with the extensive appeals process, according to a study published in American Law and Economics Review in December. [/quote]
Yup. It's a huge waste of resources.
That will never hold up in court...
