Trials and appeals will be more costly coming in at approximately $1.5 million giving a total of $1.88 million, 2% per annum cost increases and $1.91 million with a 4% costs increase. This shows that the overall costs of the death penalty is much lower than a long jail time without parole and that is before adjustment to life costs has been made to cover the costs of treating the diseases and suffering of old age which are expensive to treat. So supporters of capital punishment argue that it is cheaper than having a person serve a life sentence so this makes capital punishment good (10 Reasons Why the Death Penalty Should Be Legal).
Some people believe capital punishment is good because it gives closure to the victim’s family and friends. Knowing that the person has been executed for the actions can help them find peace. Life in prison just means the criminal is still around to haunt the victim or the victim’s family. Some people can learn to forgive those that committed a crime to their friend or family but other people can not forgive and knowing the person that commited the crime was put to death (Should the Death Penalty Be