Esq.
Oct. 1, 2008
The Death Penalty's ROI
The ACLU doesn't think California is getting its money's worth from the death penalty.
The ACLU estimates that sentencing someone to die in California costs the state at least $1.1 million more than the cost of imprisoning that inmate until death by natural causes. (Court expenses for drawn-out appeals add up.) The ACLU also argues that counties don't get much crime deterrence for their money. For example, Tulare County, which delivers the most death sentences per capita of any county in California, also has the highest homicide rate. In fact, accordin...
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