DPIC In-Depth Reports
Nov 01, 1994
Millions Misspent: What Politicians Don’t Say About the High Costs of the Death Penalty
Yet these same states, and many others like them, are pouring millions of dollars into the death penalty with no resultant reduction in crime. The exorbitant costs of capital punishment are actually making America less safe because badly needed financial and legal resources are being diverted from effective crime fighting strategies. Rather than…