Imagine a man who commits murder, and is given a fifteen year jail sentence and is returned to the streets where he kills again. He is imprisoned again only to be released. This could happen since almost one in ten death row inmates has been convicted of murder at least once. That means that some death row inmates have had more than one opportunity to rehabilitate, yet continue to commit crimes. Should the U.S. …showed first 75 words of 1218 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1218 total…rate for capital punishment is zero. No executed murderer has ever killed again. One can't say that about those sentenced to prison, even if you are an abolitionist. WORKS CITED Goldberg, Stephanie. "South Africa." New York Times 5th of March 1997: 103. Siegel, Adam. The Death Peanlty in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Bibliography oldberg, Stephanie. "South Africa." New York Times 5th of March 1997: 103. Siegel, Adam. The Death Peanlty in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.