Louisiana spent $7.7 million providing legal defense to people facing the death penalty in 2022, according to the Louisiana Public Defender’s Office, even though the state hasn’t executed anyone in 13 years. The last execution in Louisiana was in January 2010 after Gerald Bordelon waived his right to legal appeals and fast-tracked his own death.
Despite no executions in years, state still spending millions on death penalty cases
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