While I'd do agree, there is other things you can't undo. Both the person themselves and the external factors would be against the impacted person.

The person will be left with lifelong trauma, PTSD and sorts of other illnesses including physical illnesses; in addition to that, sustaining life would be a challenge.

In terms of external factors, the society will always look down on that person; in addition, finding jobs would be nearly impossible making financial sustainment difficult and enabling homelessness.

I'm not making it appear as one option is better than the other, but puting into realisation that the system is constructed to break people no matter if the person is inoccent or not. The issue is the system.

If criminals, even just those who are proven guilty of the worst crimes without doubt, are forced to provide free labor, society directly benefits from their crimes and is incentivised not to prevent them.

I'm talking more about serial killers, serial rapists, repeat violent offenders etc. who do not respond to rehabilitation after ample opportunities. Death penalty cannot be more expensive than incarcerating people for decades. All that you need for capital punishment is a tough piece of rope and gravity. But if you want to use more humane methods, voluntary euthanasia costs in Switzerland are about $13k, which is far less than housing someone in a maximum security prison for even one year.

For whom exactly? I heard they’re preparing to release the super baddy, the OG Kurdish leader Ocalan now