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Even Texans Re-Thinking Death Penalty Due to Cost

By Steve Hall

"States weigh staggering cost of death penalty of death penalty," is the title of an MSNBC web-only report by Mike Taibbi of NBC News.  You can watch the video at the link; a commercial may stream first. Here's a transcript of the report:Mike Taibbi: When four men were indicted for the August 22nd shooting of Houston surgeon Jorge Mario Gonzalez, it seemed like a clear cut death penalty case, a murder during an alleged botched kidnapping for ransom. Travis Koehn, Austin County, Texas District Attorney:But the main thing we need to decide is what justice calls for here. Taibbi:But Justice that includes the death penalty is more expensive than it?s ever been.  In one Texas study, an average of more than $2.3 million in all costs over the lifespan of each case; three times the cost of a non-death case...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 16, 2010 (boomark / email).