The point I’m trying to make is Mexico will not extradite a murderer to the US IF we charge the death penalty. We more often than not waive it, and even Bush has come to Mexican Murderers defense against the death penalty.
[snip]None of those extradited faces the death penalty, but they could receive life prison sentences if convicted. Mexico does not have capital punishment and will not extradite people unless U.S. prosecutors agree not to seek the death penalty.
I hear where you're coming from. The reality, though, is (based on the abolitionist article) we do put Mexican citizens captured domestically on Death Row, and that California has almost 60% of all Mexican Death Row inmates in the entire US of A. So it's clear that while some are getting away with their capital crimes by fleeing to Mexico, not everyone is. Mexico's problem is compounded by prison breaks - 22 of which had occurred for 2009 by the end of May. (In Mexico, escaping from prison is not a crime, and no time is added on for prison breaks if the prisoners are recaptured).