Death penalty halted in PA

[H. Ross Peron]

On the balance this is a sensible thing, considering the massive costs and risks associated with the carrying out of the death penalty. At the same time, there seem to be at least some studies which indicate capital punishment has a deterrent value and even beyond that I see no reason to keep alive say  Anders Behring Breivik or Jared Lee Loughner or Robert Bales.