Dylann Roof sentenced to death for Charleston church massacre

This information seems to indicate that the death penalty process is much more of a financial burden than life without parole:

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Costs of the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center


Now, I know someone could respond by saying "but why not shoot them? save hundreds of thousands!". Yes, and in doing so regress by leaps and bounds in our moral standard? Some people would rather save a few cents on their taxes than remain a leader, not a follower, in terms of how we treat our prisoners. As hard as it is for me to grasp, it is my opinion that even those convicted of horrible acts deserve some basic human rights in a lifetime of confinement.

So, we are past the eras of decapitations, hangings and the electric chair. We are just phasing out of the problems, both fiscally and arguably moral in nature of lethal injection. We are balancing a tightrope between human rights and maximum punishment by law.

It isn't perfect, but I think ultimately it's the best we can do.