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The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

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The more concerns that society has with prisons overcrowding, the higher the expenses are for the taxpayers of the community. The continuous use of community corrections programs is inevitable if inmate population is to be maintained under control. The overall percentage of the prison population often diminishes with the use of community corrections programs, but some of the percentage is diminished through the death penalty. As stated on page 158, “the constitutionality of the death penalty was decided in Gregg v. Georgia in 1976. In that decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty did not violate the Eight Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.” Throughout the years, there have been numerous debates

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