Study : Death penalty costs can average $ $ 10 million M more per year per state than life terms . 33 state legislatures have considered repealing the death penalty 2005 . Study relied on U.S. the Justice Department data from Eleven large urban counties .
Study : Death penalty costs can average $ 10M more per year per state than life terms . Eleven state legislatures have considered repealing the death penalty this year . Study relied on U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data from 33 large urban counties .