Where does the money come from to keep inmates on death row for countless years?
The taxpayers. However, the cost of the original trial process is actually the most expensive part of the death penalty because it requires a more involved trial, a separate sentencing phase with a separate jury, psychological testing of the defendant, expert witnesses, etc. Also, considering that over 120 death row inmates have been exonerated due to new evidence such as DNA, it seems to me that the system isn’t foolproof enough to justify using capital punishment at all, much less by hurrying things along. Additionally, numerous studies have shown that poor people are far more likely to get the death penalty due to the inability to afford quality defense, so the wealthier defendants get life without parole instead. Generally speaking, the death penalty is not applied equally or fairly based on the merits of the crime, but is based on the social and economic status of the accused. This is contrary to our ideas of Rule of Law and equal protection under the law. I used to be a hard-core
