In Wilber Rideau's "Why Prisons Don't Work" he argues that prisons have little to no effect on crime because "it is a response after the fact, a mop-up operation.... Although I agree with Rideau in that rehab can work for some criminals, ones who have committed mid-level, non-severe crimes crimes, I cannot accept his overall conclusion that prisoners who have done very ruthless, serious things such as murders and numerous raping should have a chance to be let free into society. ... Unfortunately, the prison system does not offer this option to them. ... This is why ...

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Because when put back out on the streets, they will molest and rape another child so even if they do not kill these children they should still be put to death. ... Although we all ask a question when someone rapes a child, however, does not kill that child should he/she be put to death? ... The courts explanation if someone rapes and torture a young person, however, does not kill that young individual. ... Although the capital punishment as a deterrent that is a far cry more than life in prison. When a person is abducted tortured and raped, however, they still have their life. ...

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However, some argue this is a euphemism for vengeance, but, for example, "[how] can death by lethal injection "equal" the death by raping and strangulation or the torture of mutilation" (The Death Penalty Can Ease the Suffering of Victims' Families). ... Which has less of an effect than the death penalty "because incarcerated murderers can escape, be released on furlough, or kill other prisoners or prison staff" (Capital Punishment saves innocent lives). ... The main issue at hand is the given fact that many offenders do reoffend while incarcerated which enda...

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As a result, countries can become more civil since there will be no fear, or at least less fear of being murdered or raped. ... A typical example is that of Roger Keith Coleman who was accused for the murder and rape of his wife's sister. ... Some people get mad just in the thought of a murderer killing his/her victim right after a robbery or rape. ... This punishment also makes the criminal get the feeling of being useful as he/she has to offer his/her services wherever they are needed, like in hospitals or even in prison. ... For those who stand strongly for capital punishment, l...

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The life-sentence is also a myth because of overcrowding in the prisons. ... Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his dinner. ... In contrast, the cost of housing a prisoner in a Texas maximum security prison single cell for 40 years is estimated at $750,000. ...

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In contrast, the cost of housing a prisoner in a Texas maximum security prison single cell for 40 years is estimated at $750,000. ... In Texas in 1991, blacks made up 12 percent of the population, but 48 percent of the prison population and 55.5 percent of those on death row are black. Before the 1970s, when the death penalty for rape was still used in many states, no white men were guilty of raping nonwhite women, whereas most black offenders found guilty of raping a white woman were executed. ...

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According to a recent online Sentencing for Life article, 81.8% of people sentenced to the death penalty committed murder, 6.7% committed rape, 1.9% were guilty of a slave revolt, 1.7% committed a burglary, and 1.1% was from robberies (Controversial Topics). ... If they had simply been given a sentence such as life or many years in prison, they could commit their crimes within the prison, escape, or be released for some reason to cause more trouble wherever they went (Resolved Capital Punishment). ... What makes the death penalty a must is how the criminals or killers live their life in prison...

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Among other serious capital crimes in colonial times were murder, rape, heresy - and witchcraft," (DeathPenalty.Procon). ... The connection to our society today is not only our personal opinions on if someone else lives or not, but the amount of money everyday citizens pay to keep up prisons is outrageous; also the amount of money needed for execution is just as much. "Of the billions of dollars of tax revenue that are collected each year in taxes, about $37 billion are spent on the prisons alone. There are more than 2 million inmates currently in the US prison system," (Michael Myse...

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In the book Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen Prejean writes about her experiences as a spiritual councilor to death row inmate Elmo Patrick Sonnier in Angola Prison in Louisiana. Patrick Sonnier was tired, convicted and sentenced to death in the electric chair for his involvement in the rape and murder of two of teenagers. ...

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Amnesty International has claimed that it is impossible to prove that death penalty is a greater deterrent than being given a life sentence in prison. ... For example, a Taiwanese soldier Jiang Guo qing was executed by a military tribunal on August 13, 1997 for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. ...

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The death penalty has also been imposed for such serious crimes as armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, and treason. ... Some suggest that persons convicted of capital murder should serve a minimum of 25 years in prison before the possibility of consideration for parole, but in certain cases imprisonment for life with no possibility of parole. Some have even suggested that a portion of the prisoners' earnings, from in-prison jobs, should go to pay for their incarceration, and a portion should go into a fund for the victims of violent crime and their survivors. ...

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The life-sentence is also a myth because overcrowding in the prisons. ... Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his piece of chicken. ... A felony murder is any homicide committed in the course of committing another felony, such as rape or robbery. ...

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Proponents of the death penalty claim ownership of the moral high ground in their arguments regarding murder, rape and other crimes. ... Ryan was 'hanged by the neck until he was dead' at Pentridge Prison, Victoria in 1967. ...

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