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Originally Posted by mr.handsomeman
i think there was a thread on this before.
anyways.....
I'm all for it, I mean, it saves a whole lot of money. It's a whole lot cheaper to kill someone than it is to take care of them for the rest of their life.
I've always been for it.
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I've heard a lot of people say that, but it is the complete opposite actually. This is from a website called Balanced Politics, but if you do a bit of research many more studies and info will come up.
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Financial costs to taxpayers of capital punishment is several times that of keeping someone in prison for life. Most people don't realize that carrying out one death sentence costs 2-5 times more than keeping that same criminal in prison for the rest of his life. How can this be? It has to do with the endless appeals, additional required procedures, and legal wrangling that drag the process out. It's not unusual for a prisoner to be on death row for 15-20 years. Judges, attorneys, court reporters, clerks, and court facilities all require a substantial investment by the taxpayers."