[RunItUpTheGut]

I'm with you on all counts. On a side note: I heard the other day that it cost more to put an inmate on death row, and kill him, than to house him for life with no parole. I don't see how that could be true.

Im the one that said that over on the politics forum.
I actually had a capital punishment class in college, and its true.

Due to "super due process" it cost much more to sentence a person to death than to sentence that person to life in prison. I know its hard to believe, but its true.
Our last paper in that class was an essay on the question, "now that you know, contrary to popular belief, that sentencing someone to death is actually more expensive than giving them life without parole, has your opinion changed about the death penalty?"

I couldnt believe it either, but numbers dont lie.