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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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The legal process for a death penalty inmate is way higher than a guy who gets a life sentence.
Defending a death penalty case costs about four times as much as defending a case where the death penalty is not sought, according to a new study by the
Kansas Judicial Council.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty