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: StandDown Texas Project

Is Death Penalty Worth the Price?

By Steve Hall

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That's the title of Jon Murray's report in today's Indianapolis Star.  LINKIndiana is set to carry out its first execution in more than two years early Friday, when a convicted killer from Evansville will be put to death by injection.But as Matthew Eric Wrinkles pays the ultimate price for his crime, his execution renews a debate over whether capital punishment is a cost taxpayers can afford.Nowhere is the issue more pressing than in Marion County, where the costs this year alone to prepare for three potential death penalty trials has reached $659,000 and counting, according to the Public Defender Agency.By the time appeals are exhausted -- and all the experts and legal costs are tallied -- the death penalty price tag for one case alone can reach $1 million...continue to full post

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