SocietY and the DeatH PenaltY SocietY and the DeatH PenaltY Capital Punishment has been controversial for hundreds of years. This page will summarize the arguments for and against the death penalty. The death penalty is the only guaranteed method to eliminate recidivism. Criminals should be punished accordingly to their crimes.
Execution generally costs less than imprisonment.
Against Capital punishment is cruel and unusual. Capital punishment denies due process of law because it is irrevocable. Any new evidence or new laws that may have helped the individual can no longer do so. Capital punishment wastes resources because it takes time away from the courts, attorneys, and juries.