How does execution cost more than life imprisonment?

[FJP]

I keep seeing dudes post this in threads. Exactly how much does it cost to execute?

 

[crazyace718]

Yeah I was thinking about the same thing a few days ago.

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[FJP]

From what I've looked up its the legal costs and what not. It's the investigation and appeals but thats to make sure it's not a mistake.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

From what I've looked up its the legal costs and what not. It's the investigation and appeals but thats to make sure it's not a mistake.

The appeals drive up the cost. With life sentences, there aren't generally as many appeals, from what Ive seen.

Que help some laymen out.

 

[QueEx]

The appeals drive up the cost. With life sentences, there aren't generally as many appeals, from what Ive seen.

Que help some laymen out.

The answer doesn't lie within my particular area of expertise?, but I did find an interesting article, just below, that seems to say that appeals do run up the cost but the outlay begins even before that point. The cost of trials where the death penalty is being sought appears to be the starting point, i.e., when the defendant's life is on the line, the time spent in preparation ($$$), the additional experts ($$$), etc., all tend to rise dramatically.

Hope this helps (I haven't "vetted" - LOL - the article):


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[FJP]

Thanks... now I understand better.

 

[Upgrade Dave]

Thanks Que.



This is another one of those things where I say you can't be a fiscal conservative and be pro-death penalty.