Before 2005 any juvenile under the age of 18 could be sent to death row but according to “Facts about the Death Penalty” in 2005 the possibility of the death penalty for juveniles was struck down with Roper v. Simmons. Another recent debate on the death penalty has been cost effectiveness. On average holding an inmate in prison cost significantly less than that of using lethal injection to kill them. But if we give the inmates life without parole we face the issue of aging in prison. This is becoming an increasing problem with the years. Those aging in prison from the 80’s are not having multiple surgeries to correct injuries sustained in prison, or those associated with aging
Before 2005 any juvenile under the age of 18 could be sent to death row but according to “Facts about the Death Penalty” in 2005 the possibility of the death penalty for juveniles was struck down with Roper v. Simmons. Another recent debate on the death penalty has been cost effectiveness. On average holding an inmate in prison cost significantly less than that of using lethal injection to kill them. But if we give the inmates life without parole we face the issue of aging in prison. This is becoming an increasing problem with the years. Those aging in prison from the 80’s are not having multiple surgeries to correct injuries sustained in prison, or those associated with aging