The cost wouldn't be substantially more than it is today if only because capital murder trials are rare occurrences these days, and its even rarer when the deat

The cost wouldn't be substantially more than it is today if only because capital murder trials are rare occurrences these days, and its even rarer when the death penalty is given. Death row inmates stay on death row for a long time, so while its not effectively a life sentence, the state still has to keep them alive.