Following my speaking engagement at Hillsdale College, the Hillsdale Collegian covered the event. Jordyn Pair reported,
Marc Hyden gave a speech on how conservatism should view the death penalty in a presentation Tuesday sponsored by the Hillsdale Young Americans for Freedom. Hyden is the national advocacy coordinator for Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty
Talking to a full room, Hyden said earlier in his life, he supported capital punishment “almost with a zeal.” As he discovered more about the system, however, the less he could defend the death penalty.
She additionally noted,
He also said the death penalty has a greater monetary cost and limits the possibility of redemption. Hyden cited studies arguing the death penalty does nothing to actually deter crime.
“There is zero-causal relationship between execution and murder rates,” he said.
