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In 2009, the average murder rate for states with a death penalty was 4.9 per 100,000 people, while the average murder rate for states without a death penalty was only 2.8.
Furthermore, in 2009, of the 25 states with the highest murder rates, 23 of them have death penalties. According to information from the Census department, in 2006, of the 25 states with the most violent crimes, 21 of them had death penalties. States that use the death penalty do not see lower murder rates.
And yet, the death penalty imposes an enormous financial burden on our country. In nearly all states with a death penalty, it costs more annually to carry out carry out an execution than sentence someone to lifetime incarceration. Based on a 2008 report from the Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, the annual cost of the death penalty system in California is conservatively estimated to be $137 million, when the additional appeals and investigations are included. The cost of a system which imposes a maximum penalty of lifetime incarceration in place of the death penalty would be $11.5 million.
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- larger than keeping the guy alive for 75 years? I doubt it.popfodders
- ukit, there's far too many variables in that equation. how much of that $137M is based upon appeals, etc.?popfodders
- So no appeals? Even better!ukit
- and your article has very few if any at all professional references. College staff columnist? Dig harderpopfodders
- No. I didn't say that, but that's part of that cost, I bet. Yes, it's expensive. I don't trust that source though.popfodders
- Here's an idea, if in fact that amount is valid, cut costs in the death penalty execution process.popfodders
- oooh, check pop out - questioning the validity of the source material. Wasn't so hard, was it?Fax_Benson
- and?popfodders