Who has the right to take someone's life? No one actually, but the bitter truth is that it's the government that does it. Their way of seeing is eye for eye. Protecting the rest of the world from what is seen as a monstrous human being filled with nothing but hatred and violence, with no chance of changing or improving his horrible behaviors. The death penalty is racially and economically biased, rarely overturned for the wrongly accused, and the government should not have this power. What is the death penalty, some might ask? According to WiseGreek, “It is a punishment that involves executing someone after being convicted of a capital crime. This is an act of retaliation intended to ensure that the person cannot and will not repeat these offenses. Depending on where you live, the death penalty differs. In the United States, this honor is reserved for those who commit first-degree murder, espionage, or treason. A typical sentence would be a decade or more awaiting execution; where they will die by lethal injection. Until then, those on death row spend most of their time suffering in solitary confinement. Unlike other prisoners, those sentenced to death are subject to different standards. Unable to enjoy the last moments of their lives, living in unbearable and harsh living conditions. The 8-by-8-foot cells they are placed in can only hold a bed and a toilet. During visiting hours, inmates are separated by glass and closely monitored. Janis Barkdale once said in a recent interview with Aja Beech and myself that when she went to visit her fiancé, in addition to the glass separating them from the guards, Robert Lark also had handcuffs on his hands and ankles. . Not to mention that when they are allowed out for a…… middle of paper……E INTO THE COIL OF DEATH. Web blog post. Death Penalty Information Center. Michigan Law Review, 2005, June 2008. Web. January 13, 2014. Donohue, John J. and Justin J. Wolfers. “Uses and Abuses of Empirical Evidence in the Death Penalty Debate.” » Stanford Law Review 58.1 (2006): 791-846. “Death Penalty Appeal Process/Capital Punishment in Context.” Death Penalty/Capital Punishment Appeal Process in Context. NP, and Web. January 20, 2014. “Does the Death Penalty Violate the 8th Amendment?” » The first online debate website. Np, and Web. January 22, 2014. Equality for Justice Initiative. Racial prejudice. Np, and Web. January 16, 2014. “Has DNA Testing Led to Significant Improvements in the Criminal Justice System?” ProCon.Org. August 19, 2008. The web. December 15.2013