The horrible conditions and botched executions take the inmate's dignity, almost to the point where they are animals. Each prisoner has only an hour of daylight and the other 23 are spent in a tight cage-like cell that is 60 square feet(“Conditions on Death Row in Texas” 2017). There is one small window at one end and a small food tray slot. Receiving meals through that tiny slot is the only human interaction they get. Moreover, these are practically solitary confinement cells and drive almost all even more insane. The innocent , which are about 10% of the inmates, also have to experience these degrading conditions. This is completely unacceptable no matter which way the country looks at it. Those are years they will never get back. Altogether,
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First off, only 2% of murders get the death penalty so what makes those so much different. Also, the South is much harsher on executions so depending on which region someone is in can depend on their life. If America is going to have it in different states, they must be applied equally. When it comes to gender, women account for 10% of homicides but only 2% of their cases are given the death penalty. Unfortunately, the biases go even farther. 96% of states which use the death penalty have examined and observed patterns of discrimination. An example of this is that blacks are 51% of homicide victims but only 15% of their murders are given the death penalty. In hindsight, this seems acceptable. However, whites are 46% are white but a whopping 76% of executions are for them. Though blacks do not make up the majority of the executions, less of the people sentenced are for killing them. In the world we live in today, this is understandably unacceptable and saddening to hear. In 2017, every person, no matter their skin tone, should be treated equally. With a topic this serious, America should definitely not have this problem. It shouldn't even be a question. All of these issues combined is enough to prove that the country that they should not use it, but how do they shape up to the countries around
First off, only 2% of murders get the death penalty so what makes those so much different. Also, the South is much harsher on executions so depending on which region someone is in can depend on their life. If America is going to have it in different states, they must be applied equally. When it comes to gender, women account for 10% of homicides but only 2% of their cases are given the death penalty. Unfortunately, the biases go even farther. 96% of states which use the death penalty have examined and observed patterns of discrimination. An example of this is that blacks are 51% of homicide victims but only 15% of their murders are given the death penalty. In hindsight, this seems acceptable. However, whites are 46% are white but a whopping 76% of executions are for them. Though blacks do not make up the majority of the executions, less of the people sentenced are for killing them. In the world we live in today, this is understandably unacceptable and saddening to hear. In 2017, every person, no matter their skin tone, should be treated equally. With a topic this serious, America should definitely not have this problem. It shouldn't even be a question. All of these issues combined is enough to prove that the country that they should not use it, but how do they shape up to the countries around