The Death Penalty essays

The Death Penalty essays When a man is caught stealing another mans wallet, he is punished for his crime. He may be fined or sentenced to jail. It is up to a judge or jury to decide. When a man murders another man, he also needs to be punished. We live in a country that uses the death penalty and the penalty should stay in affect so the killers cannot be let out of prison to go on a killing spree. There have been many arguments about the death penalty: one being the cost and the second being killing of the wrong people. Both of these arguments have been shown to favor the death penalty, the Bible even shows in favor of the death penalty. Many people claim that the death penalty costs more than life without parole, but they are wrong. Granted, the initial costs of the death penalty do cost more than the life imprisonment cases. The criminals that receive life without parole are sentenced to a maximum-security area of a prison, which in turn, ends up costing more money. When you comparing the cost of the two you must use the cost of cells for criminals who have committed the same category of crime. According to the organization, Justice For All the average cell is $34,200 per year. Which means an average cell for the criminal who is sentenced to life without parole, multiplied by an average of 50 years, at a basic 2% annual cost increase, plus $75,000 for trail and appeals will cost $3.01 million dollars (Death...). Where as a criminal who is sentenced to death for the same charge will have a cell at $60,000 a year for an average of 6 years, at the same 2% annual cost increase, plus $1.5 million for trial and appeals will only cost $1.88 million dollars (Death...). There is also the big complaint of the death penalty killing the wrong people. In the many criminals that are said to be innocent only 80% have shown no evidence to support their innocence. Of the criminals that are supposedly innocent and are executed only equals ...