The death penalty in America
   The death penalty in America
   The death penalty in America
    The death penalty in America
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   to capital punishment completely.
   most horrific ways imaginable. It is hard to see capital punishment as
   that there are several practical reasons why the death penalty just
   2. Death penalty litigation makes no financial sense. Numerous studies
   have found that death penalty criminal litigation costs taxpayers far
   States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in the landmark
   3. Death penalty litigation is harder on families of murder victims.
   Death penalty cases on average take 25 years or so to reach ultimate
   4. The death penalty is not evenly applied. For starters, only 31 of
   the death penalty off the table, any conviction and appeals process
   The bottom line is this: While the death penalty is neither "cruel,"
   the biggest beneficiaries should we choose to end capital punishment in
   Of course, the debate over capital punishment is a longstanding one,
   illustrates that capital punishment does not deter individuals who are