Post by thinkinkmesa on Feb 24, 2012 9:25:04 GMT -5
Cost of executions skyrocketing in Texas, other states
As Texas prison officials face the likelihood that one of the three drugs used in the nation's busiest execution chamber might no longer be available, they are facing another reality: The cost of executions is skyrocketing as well.
A year ago, it cost the Texas Department of Criminal Justice $83.35 to carry out an execution. But since the state was forced to switch from one powerful sedative to another, the cost is now $1,286.86.
That means that the 12 executions carried out so far with the new drug have cost taxpayers more than $15,400, instead of $1,000.
More;
www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/cost-of-executions-skyrocketing-in-texas-other-states-2195940.html
As Texas prison officials face the likelihood that one of the three drugs used in the nation's busiest execution chamber might no longer be available, they are facing another reality: The cost of executions is skyrocketing as well.
A year ago, it cost the Texas Department of Criminal Justice $83.35 to carry out an execution. But since the state was forced to switch from one powerful sedative to another, the cost is now $1,286.86.
That means that the 12 executions carried out so far with the new drug have cost taxpayers more than $15,400, instead of $1,000.
More;
www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/cost-of-executions-skyrocketing-in-texas-other-states-2195940.html