... legal proceedings. The legal appeal process to which a convicted prisoner is entitled can cost up to two million dollars. Because of the court proceedings, many inmates are imprisoned for several years. It also costs quite a bit to feed, clothe, and house prisoners, and those on death row do not work. But one might argue that the monetary costs are trumped by the importance of doing justice. Another argument is that the death penalty is morally wrong. I asked a friend what she would want to happen to a criminal that murdered one of her loved ones. She said she wouldn't want them to die because she would have to live a life of guilt. There is no humane method of putting a person to death. I must admit that being executed is a terrifying ordeal for the executee. People that disagree with capital punishment do overlook the extreme mental ...

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