Sentencing an individual to the death penalty does not necessarily mean that the individual dies then and there, the individual remains in a section for inmates sentenced to the death known as death row. Death row is a long process, which may last for years. "During this time, [inmates] are generally isolated from other prisoners, excluded from prison educational and employment programs, and sharply restricted visitation and exercise, spending as much as 23 hours a day alone in their cells," (Time on Death Row. 2016).Visitation is minimal, and when permitted it tends to be in part because time is running out and death is near. Usually, inmates are allowed to obtain training or participate in educational programs while in prison like that of
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The main reason is that there is no room for error, the inmate may be innocent and have to pay for a crime with him or her own life. According to a study in the state of Kansas, “defending a death penalty case costs about four times as much as defending a case where the death penalty is not sought,” additionally, a study in the state of California found that “ the cost of the death penalty in California has totaled over $4 billion since 1978”. An individual may appeal his or her case, in the case that the appeal was denied the individual is able to appeal at a higher court level until all possibilities are exhausted. The court of last resort would be the United States Supreme Court which ultimately has the final say in any case. However, cases dealing with the death penalty take more time than other cases, a Colorado study “ revealed that capital proceedings require six times more days in court and take much longer to resolve than life-without-parole (LWOP),” (Costs of Death Penalty. 2016), after all sentencing a person to a life in prison is different from that of taking the life of an individual. Jury selection has to be made carefully, eliminating any potential bias jurors. One is that while on death row and individual may wish to appeal, if the appeal process goes through many steps are to be taken. Some of the steps include getting a defense attorney, as …show more content…
One is that the biggest punishment for any crime tended to be death. The value of an individual 's life was then given more value and many options came to be considered, like that of life imprisonment. Life imprisonment, also known as life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) is a lesser punishment than that of the death penalty. Instead of sentencing a person to death, sentencing them to life imprisonment was seen as a much better option. The idea that a murderer rots in jail for the rest of his or her life with no possibility of an appeal or a retrial made many people incredibly joyous. The main difference is that an individual sentenced to the death penalty, while on death row, can appeal or challenge his or her case before dying. Both ultimately an individual sentenced to the death penalty and one sentenced to LWOP remain in prison until it is their time to face
The main reason is that there is no room for error, the inmate may be innocent and have to pay for a crime with him or her own life. According to a study in the state of Kansas, “defending a death penalty case costs about four times as much as defending a case where the death penalty is not sought,” additionally, a study in the state of California found that “ the cost of the death penalty in California has totaled over $4 billion since 1978”. An individual may appeal his or her case, in the case that the appeal was denied the individual is able to appeal at a higher court level until all possibilities are exhausted. The court of last resort would be the United States Supreme Court which ultimately has the final say in any case. However, cases dealing with the death penalty take more time than other cases, a Colorado study “ revealed that capital proceedings require six times more days in court and take much longer to resolve than life-without-parole (LWOP),” (Costs of Death Penalty. 2016), after all sentencing a person to a life in prison is different from that of taking the life of an individual. Jury selection has to be made carefully, eliminating any potential bias jurors. One is that while on death row and individual may wish to appeal, if the appeal process goes through many steps are to be taken. Some of the steps include getting a defense attorney, as …show more content…
One is that the biggest punishment for any crime tended to be death. The value of an individual 's life was then given more value and many options came to be considered, like that of life imprisonment. Life imprisonment, also known as life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) is a lesser punishment than that of the death penalty. Instead of sentencing a person to death, sentencing them to life imprisonment was seen as a much better option. The idea that a murderer rots in jail for the rest of his or her life with no possibility of an appeal or a retrial made many people incredibly joyous. The main difference is that an individual sentenced to the death penalty, while on death row, can appeal or challenge his or her case before dying. Both ultimately an individual sentenced to the death penalty and one sentenced to LWOP remain in prison until it is their time to face