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The Death Penalty

The Death Penalty. Emily Berdy November 11, 2011 PUBPL 241. Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi. History. The first recorded death sentence was in 1608. Originally you could receive a death sentence for crimes other than murder as well.

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The Death Penalty

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  1. The Death Penalty Emily Berdy November 11, 2011 PUBPL 241 The Death Penalty

  2. Eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. • Mahatma Gandhi The Death Penalty

  3. History • The first recorded death sentence was in 1608. • Originally you could receive a death sentence for crimes other than murder as well. • There was a suspension of the death penalty from 1972 to 1976. • Since 1976 there have been a total of 1,263 executions. • Of those executed 25 of them were later found to be innocent. The Death Penalty

  4. Death Penalty Information Center • Shows statistics about the death penalty. • Breaks the statistics down by race, state, and gender. The Death Penalty

  5. Death Penalty By race The Death Penalty

  6. Women and the Death Penalty • There were 60 women on death row as of January 1, 2011. • Women make up 1.85% of the total death row population. • 12 women have been executed since 1976. The Death Penalty

  7. Death Penalty In America http://home.comcast.net/~armbandprotest/States.htm The Death Penalty

  8. Cost of The Death Penalty The Death Penalty

  9. People v. Scott Peterson, Death Penalty Trial$3.2 Million Total The Death Penalty

  10. Types of Execution • Lethal injection • Electrocution • Gas chamber • Hanging • Firing squad The Death Penalty

  11. Ronnie Lee Gardner The Death Penalty

  12. Slide 1 The End The Death Penalty

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