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Notable new testimony from DPIC on the economic costs of the death penalty

By Douglas A. Berman

A helpful reader pointed me to this new written testimony from the Death Penalty Information Center's executive director, Richard Dieter, concerning the death penalty's economic costs.  Here is how DPIC's website explains the background and basics of this document: On Monday, June 7, the Pennsylvania State Government Management and Cost Study Commission will hear from experts on proposals to cut the costs of various government programs.  The Commission, established in 2009, is comprised of private and public sector cost-minded leaders in Pennsylvania and has been charged with studying the management of government operations and making recommendations for cost-cutting measures. Among the experts who will testify at the hearing is Richard Dieter, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center, who will provide information on the high costs of the death penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on June 09, 2010 (boomark / email).