Death Penalty Argument
Argumentive
Inmates on death row around the world are imprisoned in terrible conditions: the cells are
unfit for human habitation, the food plan is unsatisfactory, and medical care is impossible to
access. Not only are inmates subjected to physically harsh and unusual conditions, but their
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mental health is also seriously affected by their circumstances, with many deaths row inmates
capital punishment is both expensive and time-consuming. The main alternative to the death
penalty is life without the chance of parole. At a fraction of the cost of the death penalty system,
it effectively punishes offenders also while protecting society. Because cases are settled
considerably more swiftly and without long appeals, it is faster, cheaper, and better plays right
into the hands of victims’ families than the death sentence. Struggling with mental illness and
mental disability as a result of their sentence. Helen Prejean once said, “If we believe that murder
is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just
individuals but governments as well”. I agree with this message. The U.S needs the death penalty
abolished because it is filled with flaws and cruelness.
The death sentence is a violation of the most basic human right: the right to life. The
