Onibubba wrote:Personally against capital punishment here, but it is primarily an economic factor. The cost of execution vs life imprisonment can run into the millions in excess.
Yeah, I think Jack said its more expensive to keep people in prison, but I'm pretty sure the death penalty, the execution itself, appeals, etc, costs a lot more...
As for the expense of the execution itself.. a bullet isn't that expensive.
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