Title The death penalty, also known as capital punishment is the punishment of execution that is directed to someone who committed a capital crime. Capital crimes include murder, treason, genocide and many other serious crimes. The death penalty is a subject that has created
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Many centuries ago, the death penalty was conducted in every state in order to prevent criminals from breaking the law. Today thirteen states have abolished the death penalty, and those are Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C. The other states that have legalized the death penalty do not necessarily use it the same way compared to Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma and Missouri. For example in The Death Penalty by Lauri S., it states, “Illinois, for example, has had a moratorium on executions since 2000 and New York declared its death penalty statute illegal in 2004, though it technically remains on the books” (Friedman 10). This means that people have still continued to receive death sentences. Other states such as Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, and New Mexico have executed only one person since 1976. According to Lauri S. Friedman, since 1976, “Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Missouri lead the nation in executions, collectively responsible for more than
Many centuries ago, the death penalty was conducted in every state in order to prevent criminals from breaking the law. Today thirteen states have abolished the death penalty, and those are Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C. The other states that have legalized the death penalty do not necessarily use it the same way compared to Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma and Missouri. For example in The Death Penalty by Lauri S., it states, “Illinois, for example, has had a moratorium on executions since 2000 and New York declared its death penalty statute illegal in 2004, though it technically remains on the books” (Friedman 10). This means that people have still continued to receive death sentences. Other states such as Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, and New Mexico have executed only one person since 1976. According to Lauri S. Friedman, since 1976, “Texas, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Missouri lead the nation in executions, collectively responsible for more than