Quote Originally Posted by Greddypacked View Post
That's alot cheaper than keeping a prisoner for life lol. Government pays everyday for prisoners to be kept captive.
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Quote Originally Posted by Total_Blender View Post
The cost of all the legal red-tape associated with executing a prisoner runs about even with the costs of housing that prisoner for life without parole. Court proceedings can sometimes total tens of thousands of dollars per day. Also, the added cost of operating a "death row" apart from the general population. I'm not sure what the execution itself costs, but I'm sure it ain't cheap.