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The death penalty is getting more and more expensive. Is it worth it?

  • Written by Peter A. Collins, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Seattle University
imageAlabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, 2002.AP Photo/Dave Martin

Recently, several states, including Nevada, have introduced bills that cite legal costs as one of the reasons for ending the death penalty.

National trends show the death penalty is being sought and imposed less frequently. There is also ample...

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