1. death penalty
Persons under the age of eighteen, pregnant women, new mothers or persons who have become insane cannot be sentenced to death. ... Retentionists argue that these high costs are due to "the lengthy time and the high expense result from innumerable appeals, many over 'technicalities' which have little or nothing to do with the question of guilt or innocence, and do little more than jam up the nation's court system. ...
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