"It actually saves us money . The death penalty ( because of appeals ) costs more than solitary confinement for life , both of which would ensure that the person would never kill again . Also I have the same question for drug users , gamblers , etc . Why make society pay to imprison them when all they are doing is hurt themselves ?"
"Actually , the idea that the death penalty costs more than lifetime imprisonment has been disproved many times . The lowest estimate of the yearly cost for imprisoning somebody is around $ 22,000 . The average amount of time a prisoner spends imprisoned after getting a life sentence is 60 years . Take into account the cost of building jails in order to house all these prisoners and you up the amount even more . After the average of 60 years for a life sentence , tax payers have spent $ 1,320,000 on ONE SINGLE PERSON . Imagine what this money could do in the education system ? You said yourself , the only thing that may push the cost of the death penalty over life imprisonment is the ridiculous amount of appeals that are given . If only one appeal was given before the sentence was final , it would be far cheaper to exectue somebody than imprison them for life . How many times does a person need to prove their innocence ? If they ca n't do it in the initial trial and after one appeal , sorry , game over ... you lose . You can read more at this site : http : //www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~tonya/spring/cap/pro5.htm"
"death penalty ( because of appeals ) costs more than solitary confinement for life , both of which would ensure that the person would never kill again"
"Actually , the idea that the death penalty costs more than lifetime imprisonment has been disproved many times"