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Death penalty costs push states toward abolition
States weigh ending capital punishment as surveys show life imprisonment costs far lower. California reports annual death row costs exceeding 63 million, while New Jersey abolished executions for budget reasons. Across eight more states talks of repeal grow amid budget gaps and longer appeals.
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Donald McCartin
California
Orange County
McCartin
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Jon Corzine
Maryland
Nebraska
Colorado
New Mexico
Montana
New Hampshire
Washington
Kansas
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
Illinois
George H. Ryan
Ryan
Commission On the Fair Administration of Justice
Ronald M. George
Caroline McGinn
McGinn
Bill Richardson
House
State Supreme Court