Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Cost of the Death

Which of the following statements regarding the cost of the death penalty is true?

A) Invoking the death penalty costs the state less than sentencing the offender to life without parole.
B) Invoking the death penalty costs the state more than sentencing the offender to life without parole.
C) The cost of invoking the death penalty is about the same sentencing the offender to life without parole.
D) There is no clear information regarding the comparative costs of the death penalty and a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.