Capital Punishment Help needed for a Debate?

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For a debate in my sociology class i ended up getting the debate on Capital Punishment and my opinion is that I am for capital punishment.
I'm unfamiliar with the Capital Punishment issue as a whole so I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some sources that would assist me in defending my side and for writing a persuasive paper also on my topic.
Thank you in advance to anyone who could possibly help.
 
Your 2 main arguments would be that keeping someone in a high security prison costs a lot of money and that rehabilitation is expensive and doesnt work.

For your research find out
-How much it costs to keep someone in prison.
-percentage of habitual offenders and re-offenders.

personally I would like to see capital punishment return. Many people would feel safer knowing that murderers are not going to be released from prison after 10 years.
 
Look ( online ) for eyewitness reports from those who have seen executions. I vaguely remember hearing something on a show on TV by an attorney who was present at his clients execution in the Gas chamber in California but all I remember is that the guy who was gassed was named David.
 
I responded to a question onthis subject a couple of days ago. Although the paper is against the death penalty, perhaps it can get you started in countering the argument
 
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