Envision walking into a room, only to know that this is where you die. Your being injected with very lethal drugs, falling into a deep sleep. Your body goes numb, your mind is dull, and your breaths getting weaker and weaker by the drops of death, and this happens because the capital thinks it is the best decision.
Society has always punished and discouraged the felonious acts criminals have committed. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the US Supreme Court, 1,458 people have been executed. As of August 2017, capital punishment is legal in 31 states. Moreover, The general public believes that if someone were to murder a person, then the strongest punishment is to take the life of the murderer. Let alone, if people were to see that …show more content…
In the article, “Alternatives to the death penalty (OADP)”, the author states that “OADP supports the redirection of the millions of dollars wasted each year pursuing the death penalty to victims’ support and proven violence prevention programs,” proclaiming that programs can help victims of the death penalty rather than killing them. Domestic violence prevention and protection, Counseling and compensation for the surviving family members of homicide victims, and Mental health courts and community-based mental health treatment are all programs that are proven to help people who have committed crimes improve. A specific program, Prison S.M.A.R.T, reveals that “over the 350,000 prisoners we have taken in, the benefits they have had were normalized sleep patterns, practical conflict resolution, increased self-esteem, alternatives to violent behavior”, meaning that the prisoners that have gone in to receive treatment, a majority of the people came out with a benefit towards themselves, whether that is physically or emotionally feeling more suitable. Therefore, it is more appropriate to give death row victims a chance. In addition, put them in a program to help them become a finer …show more content…
In the article “Mother Jones” the author Marc Bookman states that “13 men condemned to die despite severe mental illness,” which means quite a bit of the men on death row have little to no control over what they do, and they are acquiring punishment for it. Ultimately, it's unfair how the people who have no ability to control their actions are on the edge of death. Unfortunately, some of them don't even know what they are going through and that there is a possibility of them dying. Furthermore, even if they did have just a hint of anger issues or mental illness, they should still be given a chance to become healthier in a
Society has always punished and discouraged the felonious acts criminals have committed. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the US Supreme Court, 1,458 people have been executed. As of August 2017, capital punishment is legal in 31 states. Moreover, The general public believes that if someone were to murder a person, then the strongest punishment is to take the life of the murderer. Let alone, if people were to see that …show more content…
In the article, “Alternatives to the death penalty (OADP)”, the author states that “OADP supports the redirection of the millions of dollars wasted each year pursuing the death penalty to victims’ support and proven violence prevention programs,” proclaiming that programs can help victims of the death penalty rather than killing them. Domestic violence prevention and protection, Counseling and compensation for the surviving family members of homicide victims, and Mental health courts and community-based mental health treatment are all programs that are proven to help people who have committed crimes improve. A specific program, Prison S.M.A.R.T, reveals that “over the 350,000 prisoners we have taken in, the benefits they have had were normalized sleep patterns, practical conflict resolution, increased self-esteem, alternatives to violent behavior”, meaning that the prisoners that have gone in to receive treatment, a majority of the people came out with a benefit towards themselves, whether that is physically or emotionally feeling more suitable. Therefore, it is more appropriate to give death row victims a chance. In addition, put them in a program to help them become a finer …show more content…
In the article “Mother Jones” the author Marc Bookman states that “13 men condemned to die despite severe mental illness,” which means quite a bit of the men on death row have little to no control over what they do, and they are acquiring punishment for it. Ultimately, it's unfair how the people who have no ability to control their actions are on the edge of death. Unfortunately, some of them don't even know what they are going through and that there is a possibility of them dying. Furthermore, even if they did have just a hint of anger issues or mental illness, they should still be given a chance to become healthier in a