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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Given the absence of green text, I'm going to assume that you're not being sarcastic and are unaware that many studies have shown that executing an inmate in the US costs the taxpayers more money than keeping that same criminal in prison for life without parole.
Here's one such study:
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/northcarolina.pdf |
Sorry should be been green text! Anways i am aware that the anti-death penalty group uses that arguement, I don't care what the validatity is...and i find it hard to believe also. Anyhow, take'em out back, get it done,give the guard 50 bucks -there saved the tax payers some cash.
Edit: ok i read your quote. So if someone is convicted without any doubt (DNA evidence, his own admission) and he is executed righ there vs someone who spends his life in jail - i don't think you can argue that the execution still costs more. I am sure being on death row with all those appeals and everything would cost more than some dude who is just doing his time.