The Cost of the Death Penalty is Killing Us!

Read what newspapers across the country are saying: Life without parole is safe and far less expensive.
California California Can't Afford the Death Penalty." LA Times, June 10, 2009 Indiana The Death Penalty: Worth the Cost?" Indiana Munster News, NWI Communities, Crown Point Community, July 4, 2010 Louisiana Louisiana Prosecutors Deeply Concerned about Costs of the Death Penalty," DPIC, March 9, 2009 Maryland Death Penalty Costs Md. More than Life Term, Baltimore Sun, March 6, 2008 Nevada Death Penalty Numbers Add Up for District Attorney, Taxpayers." Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 26, 2011 New Mexico In New Mexico, Judge and Prosecutor Agree: No Funds Means No DeathPenalty, DPIC, April 22, 2011 North Carolina Study: Death Penalty is too Costly for N.C." The Charlotte Post, 4/21/11 Study: End Death Cases, Save Money. News & Observer, Raleigh, NC , Dec. 28, 2009 Ohio The Costs to Society and the State for Capital Punishment are too High to Justify." Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial, October 19, 2009 "Death Penalty is a Budget-buster, Columbus (OH) Dispatch, April 2, 2011 Oklahoma Capital Punishment a Costly Option." Tulsa (OK) World, September 5, 2011 Washington Death Penalty Cases Costly; Instead, Seek Life Sentences." Opinion, The SpokesmanReview (Spokane, WA), November 3, 2009

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This flier is part of a series prepared by Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. For more information contact MADP at 816-931-4177 or visit our website at www.madpmo.org.