again, but this is not true. Even when criminals are imprisoned their killing can still continue. Bedau did a survey of all the male inmates in state penitentiaries during the year of 1973. He concluded that after the men were imprisoned for one year at least sixteen homicides were reported (162). In effect the convicted felons were continuing theyre killing in prison instead of on the streets. By enforcing capital punishment law enforcement officials are trying to maintain that the homicidal criminals will never kill again, and if imprisonment only stirs their abilities to kill then capital punishment might be a considerable alternative.Capital punishment could help to alleviate the taxpayers from the costs of feeding and housing convicted felons. The death penalty has been thought of as a costly alternative to live imprisonment. Although, statistics show that after a death row inmate has been housed, clothed, and went through several appeals to the court they have spent anywhere from two to four million dollars. This is not including the cost of libraries and exercise facilities that are open to the criminals. The average cost of housing a convicted felon is sixteen thousand dollars annually. So in the end taxpayers are fitting a bill of four billion-sixteen thousand dollars to keep the murder alive in prison for one year (Nine 2). On the other hand, the cost of executing the prisoner is only slightly higher an amount of 5.7 million dollars (Death 2). Another unknown fact is how inmates are treated. Convicted felons have access to weight rooms and in some cases even gyms to work out and socialize with other inmates. The taxpayers are not only paying for the exercise equipment; they are also giving criminals the opportunity to socialize with other convicted felons. The food inmates eat and the beds they sleep on are what all Americans pay for. In addition to clothing and feeding the inmates the prisons are also forced t...
