I am conflicted with either supporting the death penalty or being against it but I do see the need for major reforms as well as possible abolishment. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, currently there are 2905 inmates on death row and since 1978 there have been 1452 executions. Of those sentenced to death row 158 have been exonerated of the crime they were falsely accused of. Now that number is around one percent of the total number of convictions and I actually have to say that is too much of a margin of error for such a irreversible penalty because I believe the lives of the innocent are worth more than those of the guilty. Furthermore, there needs to be drastic change and if that includes abolishing it the I'm for it. In
