Persuasive Essay On Capital Punishment
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Capital punishment should be used more often in our jails across the nation. The rate for capital punishment has been steadily decreasing and therefore life imprisonment has been the more frequently used punishment for crimes such as murder (McAnay 124). If used appropriately, the death penalty co ....
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.... could be prevented (Rodriguez). Capital punishment is also cheaper than life imprisonment because it is less expensive to execute a prisoner than to keep him in an institution. Every year, valuable tax dollars go towards keeping prisoners in jail however, if the death penalty was used more often, some of this money could go towards other important causes such as gun control and education (Caldwell 598).
Moreover, it is important to keep in mind that laws do change as do parole boards and ....
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