Maryland was the sixth state to outlaw the death penalty. As violent crime has decreased, so has the need for the death penalty. People who are wrongfully accused also attribute to the need to outlaw the death penalty.
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Alan Greenblatt
6/21/2013
Public support for the death penalty has declined as well as the amount of individuals being executed. The courts generally avoid this form of capital punishment along with pharmaceutical companies who provide the drugs needed to execute individuals.
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Jaweed Kaleem
4/27/2017
This video discusses statistics of innocent people who have been put on death row and takes a stance against the death penalty.
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California Western School of Law
7/16/2005
These are a variety of podcasts that explore issues related to the death penalty.
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There are 10 perspectives to consider about the death penalty such as morality, retribution, race, and closure for victims’ families. This article reviews the pros and cons of each perspective.
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updated January 13, 2016
Reports and studies prove that African Americans are treated more harshly than white people when being sentenced. For similar crimes, African Americans are more likely to receive the death penalty than to be sentenced to life in prison.
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May 18, 2017
Delaware is the smallest state, but has one of the largest inmate population. Prisons are understaffed which leads to mistreatment of inmates. Inmates are responding and uprising which has caused the Governor of Delaware to reconsider the death penalty.
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Kamala Kelkar
4/16/2017
The author of this article weighs in on the need to have the death penalty for extreme and outrageous crimes including the crime Dylan Roof committed when he murdered nine African Americans while they were praying at church. It is addressed that the death penalty should not be a regular form of punishment because it is disproportionately given to African Americans. For someone who commits an outrageous act, however, the death penalty should be considered.
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W. James Antle III
12/16/2016
