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title: 'New Hampshire Study Commission Report on the Death Penalty'
description: 'On Dec. 1, 2010, the New Hampshire Death Penalty Study Commission released its report to the governor. The majority (12-10) report recommended neither the…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-hampshire-study-commission-report-on-the-death-penalty-1'
section: news
date: '2011-01-01T19:35:34-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:59:54-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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On Dec. 1, 2010, the **New Hampshire Death Penalty Study Commission** released its report to the governor. The majority (12-10) report recommended neither the abolition nor the expansion of the death penalty. The report did find that there is an added cost for the death penalty as compared to a life without parole sentence: "There is a significant difference in the cost of prosecution and incarceration of a first degree murder case where the penalty is life without parole as compared with the cost of a death penalty case from prosecution to execution. The Commission members believe that the greater cost associated with capital murder cases is essential to guarantee a vigorous defense, a thorough investigation and prosecution of the case, and careful adjudication of the case." [**Read the full report here**](/documents/NHDeathPenaltyStudyCom.pdf).