Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis is restrained by his lawyer Barry Collins as he gestures; costs California $184 million a year, $308m per death

Save the death penalty San Francisco Chronicle - ‎24 minutes ago‎ Convicted murderer Richard Allen Davis is restrained by his lawyer Barry Collins (L) as he gestures in the courtroom after he was found guilty on all counts in the murder of ... Death penalty costs California $184 million a year, study says Jun 20, 2011 – Taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion on capital punishment in California since it was reinstated in 1978, or about $308 million for each of ... California Death Penalty Costs State $184 Million A Year, Study Finds California has rarely executed convicts since the death penalty was ... dollars on capital punishment since then, according to a new cost analysis.