The death penalty in Nevada is costly, ineffective, racially and economically biased, and does nothing to make us safer.
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A 2014 cost audit commissioned by the Nevada legislature revealed that the average death penalty case costs at least half a million dollars more than a case in which the death penalty is not sought. Meanwhile, victims’ family members get no closure because the penalty is rarely, if ever, carried out. The death penalty is an expensive false promise.
We urge Nevada’s leaders to put an end to the death penalty before considering any budgetary cuts to public services, victims’ services, or public safety as Nevada recovers from the aftershocks of COVID-19.
