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Originally Posted by _Richard_
""The Death Penalty Information Center estimates that each death penalty case in Texas costs taxpayers between two and three million dollars, or around two to three times more than imprisoning someone for 40 years""
it's a waste alright..
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Did I say that they should have or should not have seeked the death penalty in the beginning? No... But if she's up for death penalty the costs are already there, so why house her for an unnecessary length of time beyond what is legally required.. it's not lik the governor was going to be calling and giving her clemency..
I'm well aware of the costs of trail for lifetime improsonment vs. trial for death penalty.. the cost of a death penalty case is much much higher..
but my point is, why keep her there so long after the appeals process should be over.. she's already going to cost money, why make it even more money...
get it??