Do The Death Penalty And Longer Prison Sentences Deter Crime?

President Trump has called for the death penalty to be sentenced to some drug dealers. The decision comes after Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for longer and tougher prison sentences last year. Do these harsher sentences actually work to deter future crime, though?
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