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Exercise 5 - Making conclusions or generalizations



Instructions: In the following paragraph, the generalization or conclusion is missing. Read the paragraph, focusing on the ideas presented, and type an appropriate generalization or conclusion in the box provided. When you have finished, click on the DONE button and compare your answer with WHAT WE WROTE.

     A convicted criminal is not executed right after being sentenced to death. On average, it takes 11 years from the time a death sentence is imposed to the time an inmate is actually executed. During this time, the inmate can appeal his case to higher courts, in some cases even up to the Supreme Court. Each stage of the appeal is handled by highly paid defense attorneys and appellate judges, all of whom are paid by taxpayers. In addition, death row inmates are held in high-security prisons that cost more than ordinary prisons to maintain. According to a report by Amnesty International, in the state of Florida, each execution costs the state $3.2 million, compared to $600,000 for life imprisonment.

Write your generalization or conclusion here
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