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    No I'm not advocating that the death penalty should be re-introduced in order to reduce the prison population but those that want to see its return may wish to reconsider in light of Americas experiences with it.

    California where the death penalty was re-introduced in 1978 has managed to spend $4 billion taxpayer dollars on capital punishment since then.

    A study estimates that the 13 executions California has carried out in the past three decades have cost an average of $308 million each in legal fees and death row security costs which is approx 20 times more than a life-without-parole case.

    It really beggars belief and disspells those that think the death penalty is a cost effective solution to prison overcrowding and a deterrant.

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