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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
When you get into the legal costs involved with a death penalty case (investigations, appeals, etc.) they actually end up being quite expensive vs. non-death penalty cases.
Costs of the Death Penalty |
A big reason why that happens is the outcry of people who want to fight to keep a murderer alive, when it's a clear cut case there shouldn't be any more money allocated than any other case. The fact that the cost to execute someone does escalate needs to be rectified.