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Not according to the anti-death penalty crowd. They claim it costs more to execute.
Can't see how a length of rope would be more expensive than feeding, clothing and housing a killer for so many years.
If he hadn’t shot a Democrat, he would have been eligible to take trips and visit with family and friends in 20-25 like Reagan’s shooter.
I suspect it is the costs of lawyers for the layer upon layer of appeals that typically goes on for 8 to 20 yrs.
I looked it up and the last death sentence that was actually carried out in Colo was 1976.