ne of the most costly, racist, and the most ineffective policy ever enacted in this country, the death penalty. If the death penalty is to continue to be used it must be re-examined. There are several factors, which need to be taken into consideration; not simply the sleep that families can get after an execution. Whether it's the costs, its use as a deterrent, the death penalty continues to fail its intendedpurpose. This is not something to be ignored, and it is something we as a country have to deal with. The impacts of the death penalty affect us all. If nothing else these juveniles aresimply too young. ...
