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The high price of the death penalty is often most keenly felt in those counties responsible for both the prosecution and defense of capital defendants. A single trial can mean near bankruptcy, tax increases, and the laying off of vital personnel.
- State Studies on Monetary Costs
At the trial level, death-penalty cases are estimated to...
- State Studies on Monetary Costs
13 lis 2023 · Estimates of capital trial costs vary, but research has offered a middling figure of an additional $1.5 million over trials with only the potential for life in prison. There are several reasons for the increased trial expenses.
1 lip 2008 · The greatest costs associated with the death penalty occur prior to and during trial, not in post-conviction proceedings. Even if all post-conviction proceedings (appeals) were abolished, the death penalty would still be more expensive than alternative sentences.
At the trial level, death-penalty cases are estimated to generate roughly $470,000 in additional costs to the prosecution and defense over the cost of trying the same case as an aggravated murder without the death penalty and costs of $47,000 to $70,000 for court personnel.
30 mar 2017 · The findings clearly show that the costs for death penalty trials and appeals for both Oregon and Washington have increased significantly over time. Understanding all of the reasons why...
20 lip 2023 · Each death penalty inmate is approximately $1.12 million (2015 USD) more than a general population inmate. And in at least one state, the implication of the increased expenditure is ironic:...
17 gru 2014 · We know the basic reasons why death penalty cases are expensive: more lawyers, more experts, more time. Prosecutors and defense attorneys often spend more than a year preparing for death penalty trials.
