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Does the government pay the family of a person on death row?


My teacher says it cost more to execute someone than to keep them in jail for life. He said it is because they pay the family members of the person getting executed. Is this right? Because it don't seem like it is and if it is it is stupid. Why would they pay a family whos son killed others.

He was lying about the payment of the family. But it is costly because of the continuous appeals

If appeals were eliminated or given a limit then it would not cost as much. The price comes from the person on death row appealing the sentence.

the only reason it cost more is the amount of appeals the person on death row gets. Because we don't like killing innocent people we have to put up more trials. The family of the convicted don't get payed by the government. Its from the cost of the trial it cost more compared to just feeding someone that has life in prison.

The family of convicted felons do not get paid anything. They may have financial problems since, if property is owned by the felon, it could be seized in court by the victims family.

No. The families of prisoners, on death row or otherwise, are on their own.

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