SB17

SB17 Sponsors ABasch CT Republican MTaft MA Republican Criminal Justice Death penalty


 * Purpose**- The death penalty aims to keep our country safe by sentencing criminals to death, who have committed a severe crime. Many cases of murder just put the criminal in jail only to get out again. The death penalty is meant to give an eye for an eye but a body for a body. The more severe the crime the more severe the penalty. Our purpose is to use the death penalty more often especially with crimes that are more severe.


 * Eligibility**- People who would be eligible for the death penalty would be serial killers. Serial killers are individuals who have killed more then 3 people. Mostly within a period of a month or two. There are also many more who need the death penalty such as rapists. If you are under the age of 18 or mentally handicapped you can not get the Death Penalty. This bill actually applies to anyone who has murdered and is sentenced to death.


 * Terms and Benefits**-The families of the victims get closure from all the sadness the murder caused them. The death penalty prevents criminals from committing crimes such as murder and rape because they will get scared at the thought of the death penalty although this might not stop all of them it will stop a lot. Many people worry about certainty of convection, but DNA testing now eliminates all uncertainty of them killing the wrong person and letting the criminal kill again. The Death Penalty reduces chances of the crime being committed again, because when the murderer is dead they could not commit the crime or any crime again. The Death Penalty will cut down on prison breaks which would let out many more criminals who do other crimes than murder and rape.


 * Fiscal Impact**- The overpopulation of prisons eats up a large majority of tax payer money. The death penalty would decrease much of the money spent feeding prisoners and medical costs. The trial for death penalty cases cost most of the money for the Death Penalty. If we get rid of the appeals process of multiple trials this would reduce the amount spent on death penalty cases. The first time you are convicted with no chance of appeals it would save us a lot more money. We will get this money from the tax payers because if they want to be safe from harm they will be willing to pay the taxes.

Cost:
 * For the lethal injection itself will cost $351.10
 * For the courts and crime detectives it will cost $3,000,000
 * For training and paying employees it will cost $ 71,000
 * For transportation(armored cars) it will cost $142,000 per car
 * All together it will cost around **$3,213,351.10 per case**

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