-The cost of the capital punishment. - A few examples.

 Expert witnesses (what do you mean?)  Jury consultants  Penalty phase (what about it?)  Additional investigators  Defence attorneys certified to handle death cases

 The cost of the trial => save $ per case => instead of making prevention programs, etc…  Study shows : -In Maryland, it costs $ 3M which is $1.9M more than a non death penalty case

 Colorado: Saving for cold case homicide team.  HOWEVER Virginia legislators expand capital punishment

 Death penalty: too expensive  Nevertheless, in Texas the District Attorney Pat Lykos wants to proceed with the death penalty cases before the bill against the death penalty is voted. « Justice has no price tag»