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Old 09-30-2015, 11:19 AM
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According to the DPIC (Death Penalty Information Cener) which you can google, on average it costs $740000 to house a prisoner for life and $1.26million to execute him/her. I believe that is due to the costs involved with the appeals process.

Thanks for the follow up. To your knowledge is there a significant difference between the number of appeals for someone sentenced to life vs death? Just wondering from an educational perspective.
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