DPI Series: Facts About the Death Penalty - Does the Death Penalty Cost Less Than Life Without Parole? | Death Penalty Information Center

DPI Series: Facts About the Death Penalty - Does the Death Penalty Cost Less Than Life Without Parole? | Death Penalty Information Center

One of the most com­mon myths about the death penal­ty is that it costs less than sen­tenc­ing some­one to spend the rest of their life in a max­i­mum secu­ri­ty prison, because many assume that the state saves mon­ey when an exe­cut­ed per­son no longer requires con­fine­ment in prison, health care, or related expenses. But this assump­tion has been repeat­ed­ly proven to be wrong. Several fac­tors con­tribute to the high cost of the death pena…