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Costs discussed in Maryland debate over death

By Douglas A. Berman

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As highlighted in this DPIC post, the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment has begun hearing testimony from a variety of folks concerning the state's death penalty system.  And, as detailed in this Washington Post article, earlier this week the discussion turned to capital costs:The cost associated with prosecuting a case in Maryland in which the death penalty is imposed is on average $1.9 million more than the cost of a similar case in which capital punishment is not sought, a researcher told a state commission yesterday. The analysis was embraced by death penalty opponents, but supporters of capital punishment, including two Maryland prosecutors, vigorously sought to discredit the study by the nonpartisan Washington-based Urban Institute...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on August 21, 2008 (boomark / email).

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