Dead Man Walking

I personally think that the death penalty shouldn't be allowed in any state no matter what crime they committed. I think that instead of them being placed into the death penalty, they should just be in jail for life. My point of view is, let's say someone is placed on the death penalty for committing murder. It makes no sense for the state to commit the same exact crime the murderer did and kill them. Instead they should face their consequences for life in jail instead of having to escape the pain by getting killed. If they're in jail for life then they deal with the consequences and feel the actual pain of being in jail for the rest of their lives.