Here’s a link to a very good compilation and analysis of Biblical and Jesus’ statements about capital punishment.
http://www.theologyonline.com/DEATH.HTML
That does appear to provide biblical authority for capital punishment. Unfortunately, I would have been subject to the same fate as a mass murderer with the first time I stormed off to my room, slammed the door, and yelled, “Go to hell, Mom!”
Word of caution, crime is not counted accurately. More of our governments fuzzy math tricks. It is Hierarchical Counted, only the most serious crime is counted if there were actually 4 crimes committed at the time. Kidnap, rape, rob then kill a person, only the murder counts. Rest flushed down the toilet.
This is an older study as there are no newer ones, this gives you a big idea of just how many additional early release of criminals to parole and probation cause.
Probation & Parolee’s
https://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/ppvsp91.txt
In 1991, 45% of State prisoners were persons who, at the time they committed their offense, were under conditional supervision in the community—either on probation or on parole. They then committed an additional 74,400 new crimes. Their original crimes add up to 25,900. The NEW crimes FAR out ceded their REPEAT CRIMES. Total 100,300 crimes this is JUST 45% of the parole and probation population. Just imagine the number if it had been a 100% study?
Recidivism
http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=17
These offenders had accumulated 4.1 million arrest charges before their most recent imprisonment and another 744,000 charges within 3 years of release. Some one do the math. 4.1 million plus 744,000 the government actually caught or tried? Minus the Hierarchical Counting of crime!
Memphis 11 month 29 day facility has a re ofence rate of 85%, time served 90 days. Many on the weekends. They use to grow their own food, shared it with the poor, now are forced to buy it by greedy major food providers. They go in mainly in the winter months, most have 30- 50 crimes apiece they have been convicted of. Can’t fight gov’t facts.
I used them well to eke out 14.5 yrs of my child’s killer 20 yr plea bargained sentence, 1st down to 2nd, sentence range 10-30 LIBERAL prosecutor ran when he saw me, gave him 20 yrs, 6 parole hearings, first just 10 months after the plea deal that took 2 yrs to reach. Weapon FENCE POST, I see no ban on them. He made threats to kill any one who testified against him from JAIL! I am his # 1 target.
He now walks a free man, my Jeremy has been in a cold grave 25 yrs on 4/11 of this year. Victims NEVER HEAL. I have a hole in my heart that cannot be mended.