The Death Penalty

I'm a moderately pro-life libertarian.  I don't really know much about the death penalty yet, and haven't formulated a position on it yet.  My initial inclination is to be against it, but I'm not sure yet.  If anyone has some strong views on this from a libertarian perspective, and would like to influence me, speak up, now is the time. 

considering the ratio between people who get released years later from death row because of DNA evidence and those who actually commit the crimes they go to jail for, the perminent punishment of death is too final to be an option.

death brings no real closure to those who have lost members of their family (except for a shallow feeling of revenge), it does not bring back their loved ones, nor does it allow the prisoner to rehabilitate in any fashion.

prison is not mearly a holding place for wrong do'ers. it's a place of rehibilitation, even for those who have done such wrong as to 'diserve' death. no one has the right to take anyone elses life unless they are in immediate danger of being killed themselves. this is no differnt for our government or the criminal justice system. at least it shouldn't be.

and frankley, i think the idea of living in isolation for the rest of your life with no possibility of release a better punishment than an alcohol swabbed arm and needle to the vain.

on a generaln ote, prisons cost this country far too much, locking up people through the three strikes law with 'strikes' being filled with minor infractions instead of felonies like they should be. prison only exist now to make money, requesting funds for maintinence and accomodations for prisoners, then chort changing them in services, and providing little if any rehibilitation at all. the more prisoners, the more funding they can request, and the more corner cutting they can do.