These types of individuals are not warmly welcomed in prison. They would most likely start altercations or be the focus of attacks due to their high profile. Sentencing these people to life in prison only continues to make them believe they are above everyone else. Critics of the death penalty will argue that the wrong person can be convicted and sentenced to the death penalty, but a fair trial and appeals process ensures sufficient time in the event of false accusations. They can only be exonerated if new evidence emerges or if a state governor cancels the execution. An example of a high-profile death row inmate was a man named John Wayne Gracy. Gracy was a Chicago resident who was convicted of the murder and rape of thirty-three young boys. The police found twenty-six bodies of his victims under his house. To anyone with a conscience, this man was a demon. Although Gracy was sentenced to death in 1980, he spent more than fourteen years on death row. This murderer spent every day knowing he would die soon, every day wondering when his execution would occur. This punishment is much worse than spending time in prison. Should a man who killed and raped thirty-three boys be allowed to live and die of old age? And have the opportunity to re-enter society? Gracy is not fit to have this opportunity. Some others of note from Death Row are Ted Bundy, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and Darrel Rich. These three men were beyond rehabilitation and if let go into a prison system would cause
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