The vast majority of that money goes into judical review and oversight. If you stop spending that money then the odds of an innocent person being executed skyrockets. If you simply eliminate the death penalty then the odds of an innocent person going to jail for the rest of their life sky rockets. And have no illusions: life in prison is a death sentence.
Bottom line is this: you can't decrease the odds of innocent people being punished without spending an ass load of cash.
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Date: 2005-12-13 08:08 pm (UTC)Bottom line is this: you can't decrease the odds of innocent people being punished without spending an ass load of cash.