Scott interviews Hannah Cox, from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, who explains why anyone who favors smaller government should oppose the death penalty. Among the problems she cites: one in nine death penalty convicts are later outright exonerated, not to mention many more who are released due to potential innocence or procedural issues; the fact that it costs up to $1 million more to execute someone than if they were given life without parole; and that the defendants who get death penalty convictions are often not the ones who committed the most heinous crimes, but simply the ones with the least effective lawyers. Cox urges all lovers of liberty to join her in support of total abolition of the death penalty.
Discussed on the show:
“The Right Way: More Republican lawmakers championing death penalty repeal” (Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty)
Hannah Cox is National Manager of Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. Follow her on Twitter @HannahCox7.
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