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The Cost Factor - Indiana & Nevada

By Steve Hall

Journalists in two states are examining the cost of capital punishment.  In Indiana, the Munster Times reports, "The death penalty: Worth the cost?"  It's written by Susan Brown. With the recent addition of murder defendant David Flores, accused of last fall's brutal double slaying of two sisters in Griffith, budget-strapped Lake County is facing the cost of two active death penalty cases even as the benefit is heavily in debate. Flores is awaiting trial on his capital case as is Kevin Isom, a Gary man charged in August 2007 for allegedly murdering his wife and two children. Prosecutors announced they were seeking the death penalty the following January.A state analysis found the average cost to a county for trial and direct appeal in six capital cases averaged $449,887, in contrast to seven life-without-parole cases that averaged $42,658...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 06, 2010 (boomark / email).