Yeah..... I say lock 'em up and throw away the key.
I mean, here in the States (though not all), we execute individuals so that it's virtually painless - though I believe one state does actually have a firing squad still, and a couple the electric chair. Maybe one that hangs? I'm out of the loop..... wow! Hahahaha no pun intended!
Actually, it is less expensive to house a prisoner for life than it is to execute, due to the lengthy and multi-tiered appeals process.
I just can't believe we're still doing this in the States. We're the last of organized nations that still performs this atrocity.