so Zero Tolerance means that a twice convicted child rapist can be set free to do his deeds again in a restaurant or a killer can be let out early for good behavior, just to kill again or a mentally disturbed person can be set free because he did not know what he was doing. All of these types of people should not get a chance to ruin other lives, or cost our nations citizens a dime more. Save the room for someone that may learn a lesson!
You are correct, after the crime it IS too late, Scared or not his sentence should be death...no future cost for the tax payer, more space to alleviate overcrowding, 0% chance he will commit again and the strongest lesson for encouragement to keep working on getting mental help BEFORE committing a crime, when the counseling might help and no innocent people are harmed!
So, you'd rather pay the millions upfront?
OK, the 1.8 Million over the life of the case is for appeals, retention of lawyers, housing, clothing feeding ect, not just the initial case. After being found guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt, put them to death and save most of the $870,000 stated. In what screwed up world does a death notice filing cost $670,000?!?! If Maryland is ignorant enough to pay that, then so be it."An average capital-eligible case in which the death sentence was not sought costs Maryland
taxpayers more than $1.1 million over the life of the case - $870,000 in prison costs and
$250,000 in adjudication costs.
"An average capital-eligible case with a death notice costs the taxpayers of Maryland about
$1.8 million. In other words, each case with a death notice filing costs $670,000 more than a
no-death-notice case. Current and forecasted prison costs are about the same ($950,000 per
case), but adjudication costs are more than three times greater ($850,000 per case) than in
no-death-notice cases.
"A capital-eligible case that results in a death sentence adds another $1.2 million in costs. The
total cost to the taxpayers of Maryland approximately $3 million, more than $1.9 million
more per case than a no-death-notice case. Current and forecasted prison costs are higher
for death sentence cases ($1.3 million) than no-death-notice cases, and adjudication costs
total $1.7 million."
[url]The Cost of the Death Penalty in Maryland[/URL] (Page 2)
"An Urban Institute study of Maryland's experience with the death penalty found that a single death-penalty trial cost $1.9 million more than a non-death-penalty trial. Since 1978, the cost to taxpayers for the five executions the state carried out was $37.2 million dollars each."
Just or Not, Cost of Death Penalty Is a Killer for State Budgets | Fox News
So, you'd rather pay the millions upfront?
I'll bet that Texas makes the death penalty a money saver for their state. There's a lot I don't care for regarding Texas, but in the case of the death penalty and their willingness to use it, I applaud them."An average capital-eligible case in which the death sentence was not sought costs Maryland
taxpayers more than $1.1 million over the life of the case - $870,000 in prison costs and
$250,000 in adjudication costs.
"An average capital-eligible case with a death notice costs the taxpayers of Maryland about
$1.8 million. In other words, each case with a death notice filing costs $670,000 more than a
no-death-notice case. Current and forecasted prison costs are about the same ($950,000 per
case), but adjudication costs are more than three times greater ($850,000 per case) than in
no-death-notice cases.
"A capital-eligible case that results in a death sentence adds another $1.2 million in costs. The
total cost to the taxpayers of Maryland approximately $3 million, more than $1.9 million
more per case than a no-death-notice case. Current and forecasted prison costs are higher
for death sentence cases ($1.3 million) than no-death-notice cases, and adjudication costs
total $1.7 million."
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