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The Pros And Cons Of Abolishing The Death Penalty

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The death penalty is one of the most controversial topics throughout the United States we should start with what exactly is the death penalty. The death penalty can be presented in multiple forms such as lethal injection, gas chamber, or firing squad force. These forms are used to execute someone for their horrific crime or crimes on society, and see’s them as forever being a danger. For the most part people generally lean toward abolishing the death penalty because of the increase of cost than any other type of imprisonment and there has been cases where the authorities have falsely convicted the wrong person.

Generally speaking when conducting the death penalty it cost more money than any other type imprisonment. When conducting the death penalty it cost an estimate of 1.5 million dollars verus a life sentence which would cost an estimate of 740,000 dollars. In addition “Maintaining each death …show more content…

Firstly the death penalty is so expensive because of the amount of time it takes in the courtroom trying to convict the person. This process can take many years before sending the convict as a death row prisoner and also factors that goes into the process of putting someone to death such as the lethal injection and other expenses. Lastly the mistake of convicting the wrong person occurs because of system errors or mistake made by a person. “No system of justice can produce results which are 100% certain all the time. Mistakes will be made in any system which relies upon human testimony for proof” written by ( Steven D. Stewart, JD). This statement is very true mistake do take place no matter what you do but the law enforcement hasn’t had a case of an innocent person being sent to execution since 1972 and through the use of law enforcement technological they have release approximately 40+ innocent death row inmates per

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  Just in my state of Tennessee alone the trial average for a death penalty sentence is 48 percent higher than what it is for the typical life sentence trial (Tennessee Treasury Report, 2004).When you look into going to trial to prosecute someone for the death penalty it just gets more expensive year after year.   The fact is that you have to pay more attorneys, more experts to go over the files, and more time is put into making sure that all things are in order (Chammah, 2016).   You are paying multiple attorney's, defenders, judges, clerks, and juries to insure that every detail is covered within

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On the other side, many people argue that the rate of killing an innocent is rare, and therefore, the risk is reasonable and acceptable. As a development of technology, currently, we are able to use scientific evidence such as DNA testing. With DNA testing, the chance of executing an innocent is extremely rare. Moreover, even such false accusations have occurred, and these innocent have been imprisoned, we have conducted an unethical act as equal to execution. Additionally, the current death penalty procedure gives defendants a thorough system of appeals through not only to State but also to federal courts.

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Richard C. Dieter, former director of the death penalty information center says, “All of the studies conclude that the death penalty system is far more expensive than an alternative system in which the maximum sentence is life in prison.” Dieter and many against the death penalty have a problem with the expense of death penalty when life in prison keeps criminals off the streets and is much cheaper. The latest study showed cases were the death penalty cost over one million dollars as cases without cost over $700,000. This doesn’t seem like a ton of a difference until it comes out of taxpayers pockets. It cost taxpayers approximately $90,000 more each year for an inmate who is on death row.

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Some people think that the cost of the death penalty is so expensive per case. Most opponents present as fact, that the cost of the death penalty is so expensive at least $2 million per case. According to Dudley Sharp, reporter of ProCon.org in his article, Does the Death Penalty Cost Less Than Life in Prison without Parole, “There is no question that the upfront cost of the death penalty are significantly higher than for equivalent life without parole

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Most people on death row showed signs at an early age of mental disabilities or depression. Losing a deceased loved one or having a poor social life are all things that majority of death row inmates have in common. Drugs are not the leading cause as most would expect it to be. The estimated cost of the death penalty is $130 million dollars a year. Doing a lifetime in prison is way cheaper than doing executions because the tools needed and the people needed to do

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There have been may debates dealing with the issue of the death penalty as to which it should be legal or removed off the books. The death penalty is known as capital punishment in which a criminal is sentenced to death for the crimes they have committed, depending on how cruel the crime is. The death penalty should be removed from the books due to the fact that it violates the rights of the people. The death penalty should remain in the books due to the fact that although it comes out of tax payers money, it is less expensive than having to keep a prisoner in jail who will remain for the rest of their lives without the possibility of parole.

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It costs $1.26 million dollars to put someone on death row. There are 3,002 people on death row right now so they would be $3,782,520,000 to give them all the death penalty. Thirty-four of the states in the U.S. Have the death penalty and we could be using that money for other things like ending hunger, helping the homeless etc. " Cases without the death penalty cost $740,000, while cases where the death penalty is sought cost $1.26 million. Maintaining each death row prisoner costs taxpayers $90,000 more per year than a prisoner in general

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Corrupt officials and other flaws in creating a seamless trial are quite likely in cases that include the death penalty or a life sentence. If a person is wrongfully executed for a crime they have not committed, they cannot get their life back. Alternatively, if someone is jailed for said crime, and later proven innocent, they have the opportunity to resume their lives as usual and sue the courts for violating their rights. The death penalty severely violates the eighth amendment against cruel and unusual punishment.

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