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Why is capital punishment still used?

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Answer:Capital punishment, if practiced widely enough, would help lower the overcrowded prison system. Also, the existence and use of capital punishment gives prosecutors a bargaining chip to use when plea bargaining with murders during trials, which speeds up the process and saves the court system money.

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