As of today there are currently thirty- seven states that have the death penalty. A majority of the other states, mostly in the Midwest, have abolished it. At the end of 1992 State and Federal prisons reached a record high of 883,593 prisoners. This record meant that approximately 1143 prison bed spaces are needed per week due to overcrowding. To put this in an economic prospective, on the average each prisoner costs $22000 per year,

3) Capital punishment may be imposed only when guilt is determined by clear and convincing evidence leaving no room for an alternative explanation of the facts.

1) Capital punishment may be imposed only for a crime for which the death penalty is prescribed by law at the time of commission.

6) Anyone sentenced to death shall have the right to seek pardon or commutation of sentenced.

and the cost of new construction averages $54000 per bed. These 883,593 prisoners are costing the American tax payers approximately 19.4 billion plus another 61.7 million for the construction of the 1143 spaces needed.

8) Also capital punishment shall be carried out as to inflict the minimum possible suffering.

These safeguards will ensure that justice will be served without having it suffer. Fairness in our justice system is expected by American citizens, and these citizens are dependent on the government to provide that. Every crime committed deserves a equal punishment. The only reasonable punishment for cold blooded murder is death.

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