I am against the death penalty. For members of society who need special help or need to be isolated in order to keep from harming others, there are other options. There can also be cases where innocent people are sent to death row by virtue of poor evidence on both sides. Aside from the obvious moral issues – keeping people on death row is also expensive for states. This money should be used for rehabilitation instead. Unfortunately the death penalty is only one terrible aspect of our prison system – current laws and private prisons have created a situation where many young men (and women) are ill-treated.