Top definition Hollish unknown A term used to refer to the language and the people from The Netherlands; it is considered more accurate than Dutch because it doesn't conflict with the German (and Hollish) word for the German language: Deutsch.
County 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.
Excluding state prison costs, the difference was even more stark: $1.1 million for death sentences vs. $315,159 for other cases. The study also found that death penalty costs were escalating over time, from $274,209 in the 1980s to $1,783,148 in the 2000s. (See chart.