The Death Penalty isn’t the end of the road for many
There is always the first and most asked question when it comes to the death penalty: why is there a death penalty, at all? This is a subject that anyone in a state with the death penalty has asked at one time or another. It’s still a touchy matter of debate in many bars and across many tables in America.
Indeed, centuries ago, almost every country and empire in the world had the death penalty available for some crimes. In some nations, the death penalty was often used and for offenses that would be considered trivial today. The death penalty has since been banned in most countries in the world and many states no longer practice it, either.
The main reasons why start with the cost of death penalty trials and executions. The trial alone where a death penalty is the likely outcome is over a million dollars more expensive than a nondeath penalty trial. After that, a person on death row has the option to appeal, and if the appeal is successful, the death penalty isn’t used. Even if it is, the cost of executing a person has risen dramatically over the years.