Our capital punishment system holds many flaws, for example, where innocent people are sentenced to death and executed. Studies have shown that in 2003 alone there have been 10 exonerations. Once one is executed, there is no way to turn it around, even if mistakes have been made. Life in prison is the most logical manner to punish one; this makes sure that the system does not kill an innocent person. A study conducted by Columbia University Law School, “found that two thirds of all capital trials contained serious errors. When the cases were retried, over 80% of the defendants were not sentenced to death and 7% were completely acquitted” (Death). The death penalty should not be taken lightly and without a flawless system the death penalty should be abolished.
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