Westminster Abbey - Museum. 1  The Westminster Abbey Museum was located in the 11th-century vaulted undercroft beneath the former monks' dormitory in Westminster Abbey.
1 The death penalty costs more than life imprisonment. 2  It costs taxpayers from $2 to $5 million per death sentence for the trials and appeals. 3  Life in prison averages $1 million (40 years at $25,000/year). The death penalty costs more than life imprisonment. 2  It costs taxpayers from $2 to $5 million per death sentence for the trials and appeals. 3  Life in prison averages $1 million (40 years at $25,000/year).
The alarming cost of the death penalty. Many people believe that the death penalty is more cost-effective than housing and feeding someone in prison for life. In reality, the death penaltyâs complexity, length, and finality drive costs through the roof, making it much more expensive. Before ending the death penalty, Maryland spent $186 million extra to carry out just five executions. 2  A similar study showed that California has spent over $4 billion extra for the death penalty since 1978.