In fact, some of the states that most avidly execute prisoners, such as Texas and Oklahoma, have higher crime rates than states that offer only life in prison without parole.

• 实际上，一些热切地执行死刑的州政府里，诸如得克萨斯和俄克拉何马，在犯罪率方面反而比那些只执行终身临禁的州府们要高。