Death Penalty In Prisons

These obstacles make it almost impossible for the death penalty to ever be carried out. Typically, death row inmates end up dying due to other factors such as health complications rather than being put to death (Petersen & Lynch, 2012, p. 1270). Essentially sentencing someone to death, and placing them on death row is basically the same as a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. The difference, however is that the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole carries a significantly smaller price tag for tax payers. Furthermore, with violence rampant in prisons across the nation life in prison without the possibility of parole is not exactly living a comfortable life.
DEATH PENALTY
Our criminal justice system is not perfect, and never will be, meaning there always is a chance for a jury to convict an innocent person. Juries convict on the standard that the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. However, juries are made up of ordinary everyday people and as we all know people make mistakes. In cases in which someone is wrongfully convicted and the outcome is something
The death penalty now viewed as so barbaric that the views around the world have shifted so much that the U.S continuous to be the only country in Western Democracy to carry it out (Manning & Rhoden-Trader, 2000). The U.S has now begun to recognize so many problems that the death penalty system has such as it being unequally applied to minorities time and time again. Furthermore, the cost of carrying out an execution is staggering compared to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Inmates that were sitting on death row have been and continue to be exonerated which means innocent people can be put to death. One other major problems with the death penalty and statistics have shown that it simple does not deter crime. For these reasons and more I believe we should abolish the death penalty and never look