SB32

SB32 - gbollas, cjubell, smccoy

__Sponsors__ - gbollas (IN) Republican, cjubell (WV) Republiucan, smccoy (CO) Democrat


 * __Category of our bill:__** Capitol Punishment

=__**Limits on the Death Penalty Act**__=


 * __Purpose:__** To increase the use of the death penalty in all 50 states and to limit the terms to 3rd degree murder, extreme cases of 2nd degree murder, and the crime of rape only. Our goal is to get less murder cases in the country because we our one of the top countries in murders. My bill should pass because if it does, there will be a lot less murder cases in the country.


 * __Eligibility:__** In order for this bill to be elligible, it will apply to...
 * All U.S Citizens except the mentally handicapped and anyone under the age of 18
 * Court systems
 * Jail systems


 * __Terms and Benefits:__** There are many different opinions about the death penalty, but this is what we think should be done. First of all, all 50 states should have the death penalty. Not only 38 states should have it because that's not fair. Now this will end up costing more money, but then people will stop committing these crimes and eventually we won't have to pay that much for these death sentences. People will come to their senses and stop doing these stupid things realizing that they will just be killed. So although the death penalty costs so much, the number of deaths will decrease, making us have to pay less money for the murders. Now once all the states have the death penalty; the death penalty will have new terms. The death penalty is limited to 3rd degree murder or extreme 2nd degree murder. Also the Death penalty will be used for the crime of raped based on the consensus of a judge and jury. If we put the death penalty on these extreme crimes, the crimes will obviously decrease around the country. Each suspect has the right to run a trial in court. Before the death of the accused, the accused criminal's family, security, and a doctor are the only people allowed to visualize the death of the accused. This bill should work for as long as people will like it. We're sure that in twenty years, people will either want to increase the limits or get rid of this bill. But were hoping that if this bill passes, it will change the mind of criminals about murdering and other extreme crimes.

__**Fiscal Impact:**__
 * Equipment - The lethal injection facilities and actual injection tools all together each year would cost about $2 million.
 * The cost to pay the specialists, detectives, lawyers, and court officials each year would be about $10 million.
 * The cost of the salary and to educate the specialists each year would be about $4 million.
 * The cost to transport the criminals such as gas and the buses per year would be about $1 million.
 * So total the cost per year for the death penalty is around $18 million.

Now first of all to get this money we will cut down on funding to prison systems and the current position on capital punishment. Also we could not get rid of, but cut down a little on sending criminals to prison for life. We know too that this cost sounds insane, especially just for one case. But it costs way more to keep the criminal in jail for life. You have to pay for the cell, food, clothing, water, and there is way more things. Also there is a chance of the prisoner escaping. But if this bill passes, then there will be less use of the death penalty becuase it will change the minds of the criminals. And if theres less use of the death penalty; then the $18 million a year will drop. So although it costs that much, it still works out, and we wont be paying that much money for this bill.

THIS PROGRAM WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. EXECUTIONS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE STATE WHERE THE CRIMINAL HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A DEATH PENALTY CRIME.