Attorney general offers thoughts on death penalty

With a referendum on the future of capital punishment in Nebraska on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, it is no surprise that the topic has been on the minds of many Nebraskans.

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson is no exception.

During an interview with the (Norfolk) Daily News on Thursday, Peterson shared some of his opinions, including his belief that a study conducted by Creighton University economist Ernie Goss that said the death penalty costs Nebraskans $14.6 million each year is “absolutely absurd.”

“Anyone in the field who has any understanding of cost would recognize that,” he said.

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