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title: 'Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues'
description: 'Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment regarding the…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/testimony-of-richard-c-dieter-executive-director-death-penalty-information-center-before-the-maryland-commission-on-capital-punishment-regarding-the-costs-of-the-death-penalty-and-related-issues'
section: stories
date: '2008-09-05T00:00:00-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:57:40-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

[Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment](https://cdn.craft.cloud/c08a8cf8-1de1-4da0-8525-321ca2c16992/assets/legacy/MDTestimony08.pdf) regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues (Sept. 5, 2008)