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By comparison, a non-death penalty murder case in nearby Lubbock County typically costs about $3,000, court officials estimate. The average cost to house an inmate in Texas prisons is $47.50 per day, according to Michelle Lyons, spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Thus it would cost about $17,340 to house an inmate for a year and $693,500 for 40 years, far less than even part of the death penalty costs.The regional public defender's office estimates that just the legal costs for a death penalty case from indictment to execution are $1.2 million.ounty estimates in Texas indicate that the death penalty system is much more expensive than sentencing inmates to life imprisonment. Gray County spent nearly $1 million seeking the death penalty against Levi King, even though he pleaded guilty to murder.
1 4 This is far cheaper than a prison bed ($51 per day 5) or jail bed ($59 per day 6). 2  Ultimately, the cost of 10 days in prison is equal to over 10 months on probation.3  Women make up 28% of all Texas probationers, with men making up the remaining 72%. 7. Altogether, approximately 155,000 men and women are in Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facilities, with more than 140,000 currently in prison units, 18 costing an average of $18,538 per individual per year.