(as of12/95). Opponents claim that life without parole should replace the death penalty. Therefore, any cost calculations should be based specifically on cell costs for criminals who have committed the exact same category of offense. This means cost comparisons are valid only if you compare the costs of death penalty to life without parole cases to the cost of death penalty cases. Even though the government calculates a seventy five percentage greater cell cost for the death penalty than for equivalent life without parole cases, life without parole cases appear to be significantly more expensive, over time, than their death penalty cases. For years, opponents have improperly compared the cost of all life without parole cases to death penalty cases, when only the death penalty is equivalent life without parole cases are relevant.
(as of12/95). Opponents claim that life without parole should replace the death penalty. Therefore, any cost calculations should be based specifically on cell costs for criminals who have committed the exact same category of offense. This means cost comparisons are valid only if you compare the costs of death penalty to life without parole cases to the cost of death penalty cases. Even though the government calculates a seventy five percentage greater cell cost for the death penalty than for equivalent life without parole cases, life without parole cases appear to be significantly more expensive, over time, than their death penalty cases. For years, opponents have improperly compared the cost of all life without parole cases to death penalty cases, when only the death penalty is equivalent life without parole cases are relevant.