system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is it cheaper to imprison someone for life than to give them the death penalty?
gpt
People who receive the death penalty are entitled to an extensive appeal process which can be very expensive. People who are imprisoned for life are not given the same privilege. This is because killing someone is an irreversible act and we don't want to make mistakes (Unfortunately we still do). The appeal process is very expensive as it takes years, sometimes decades and lawyers are not cheap.