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More discussion of cost concerns in debates over the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

FOXNews has this new article on capital punishment's costs, headlined "Lawmakers Cite Economic Crisis in Effort to Ban Death Penalty: A number of state legislators are citing the country's economic woes as a reason to overturn capital punishment laws." Here are excerpts: Kansas Republican state Sen. Carolyn McGinn, who has proposed a bill to overturn the death penalty in the state, is one of a growing number of legislators nationwide who are citing drained resources and severe budget cuts as a reason to ban capital punishment. "We're looking at any way we can to save money moving forward in the state of Kansas," McGinn told FOXNews.com. "This will save significant money -- money that could be used toward education programs and toward community corrections programs," she said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 24, 2009 (boomark / email).