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Originally Posted by GGG
The death penalty in general always costs more than life inprisonment. After the whole appeals process is accounted for it is usually cheaper just to lock them up forever.
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Only because it takes so long before they actually get executed.
Which I guess is a good thing considering how many have been pardoned since DNA came onto the scene.
But again, the long process seems more like something our 'moral' society wants because it eases our guilt of killing our fellow citizen.