More death penalty news and figures – MA and CT
Prof. Berman further discussed (a few days ago) the economic impact of MA Gov. Romney’s proposed "foolproof" death penalty bill; something that I commented on here. You can view a copy of that bill here [pdf]. He also asked me (or anyone else) to guesstimate the costs involved in the Michael Ross trial. Well, don’t need to.
The wonderful Office of Legislative Research has already done some of that work. According to this memorandum [.doc file], updated costs as of 2/1/705 are $292,319. Another memorandum [.doc file] puts the costs of the Department of Correction at $300,000 for the period of November 2004 – March 2005 and a combined cost of $50,000 for the public defenders and state’s attorneys office.
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about 7 years ago
Judge Jonathan Kaplan is the most recent judge in Connecticut to weigh in on the Michael Ross case.
Whether you believe in the Death Penalty or not, how Connecticut courts operate should be alarming.
Connecticut courts have been in violation of ADA laws at least since 1990 and don’t follow State laws, nevermind the US Constitution.
Some states should not be trusted with the Death Penalty and Connecticut is one.
Try putting “Steven G. Erickson” in a yahoo search engine and you’ll know what I mean.