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Originally Posted by CarlLester
So it costs a ton of money for the execution and it doesn't cost a ton of money to keep him in jail for life?
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Pretty much.
it costs more money to execute someone than to give them life without parole.
It costs more than twice as much to house an inmate on deathrow than in gen pop and upwards of 4 times as much in trial costs.
Removing the dealth penalty in the state of colorado would save the state government 5 billion dollars in court related fees over 20 years.