Since the establishment of the 13 colonies in America, the death penalty has been the primary form of capital punishment as a firmly rooted institution in the United States. One of the most debated issues in the criminal justice system today is capital punishment. Although it attracts disapproving opinions as opponents of the death penalty view capital punishment as morally wrong, the death penalty has taken a very different course in America, while continuing to advance the justice system since the beginning of the new millennium. While eliminating overcrowding in state prisons, the death penalty has saved taxpayers money, reduced crime, and apprehended criminals. By placing convicts on death row, America has found a fair way to prevent repeat offenders while reducing the homicide rate. justice worsens crime rates. For example: “There is overwhelming evidence that living murderers harm and murder again, in prison and after wrongful release. No one disputes the fact that living murderers are infinitely more likely to injure and kill again than those who are executed murderers” (Williams). As a result, with the possibility of facing the death penalty and going to death row, criminals are discouraged from committing the crime they are preparing for, fearing being placed on death row. Likewise, it also shows that punishing criminals by providing them with shelter, food and basic accommodation does not discourage them from committing more crimes after irregular release. Continuing, "For every inmate in America who was executed on death row, seven innocent lives were spared because other criminals were deterred from committing murder" (Williams)....... middle paper ......ding, deter crime and save taxpayers' money. The death penalty also guarantees equal justice in America and provides justice for those who die in homicides. In the future, these problems can be solved by retaining the death penalty: prison overcrowding will be less likely, more criminals will be apprehended through plea bargains, and crime rates will decrease. It has changed America by putting more criminals in prison in just the last two millennia than previously, while deterring crime because convicts faced execution and placement in prison. death row. The death penalty also ensures that innocent victims of homicide receive justice. That being said, the death penalty is a solution to overcrowded prisons and crushing crime rates in the United States...