Death Penalty Frequently Asked Questions

• WHICH STATES retain the death penalty?
• How many EXECUTIONS have there been in the US since 1976?
• WHICH COUNTRIES retain or have abolished the death penalty?
• Have any states with the DP imposed a MORATORIUM?
  
• What states have LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE?
  
• Which countries RETAIN the Death Penalty?
• How can I WRITE to a PENPAL on Death Row?"

• Are people ever WRONGFULLY CONVICTED or EXECUTED?
  • In Illinois, 13 as of January, 2000
  • Innocence and the Death Penalty (DPIC)
  • A partial list of Wrongful Executions (M. Radelet)

• WHO was executed in...?
  • WHO was executed in 2000?
  • WHO was executed in 1999?
  • WHO was executed in 1998?
  • WHO was executed in 1997?
  • WHO was executed in 1996?

• WHAT METHODS do states use to execute prisoners?
  • A list of State's Exucution Methods

• LETHAL INJECTION
  • What drugs are used in a LETHAL INJECTION?
  • Is LETHAL INJECTION Painful?

• Does RACE matter in determining who is executed?
  • Yes. Race & DP Studies from DPIC

• WHO were the VICTIMS of Executed Inmates since 1977?

• WHO WAS THE FIRST - LAST....?
  • Who was the FIRST WOMAN legally executed in the US?
  • Who was the FIRST PRE-TEEN legally executed in the US?
  • When was the last execution of a FEDERAL prisoner?

• JUVENILES and the Death Penalty
  • Are Juveniles Executed?

• Are there any general statistics on the DP?

• What makes a crime CAPITAL ELIGIBLE in Illinois?

• Are People Ever Wrongfully Convicted or Executed?
  • Examples of Wrongful Convictions
  • Wrongful Convictions in Illinois

• Is it cheaper to execute somebody than keep them in prison?
  • Some figures
  • Is the Death Penalty Cheaper?

• Does the Death Penalty Deter?
  • DPIC & Deterrence
  • Mike Radelet's paper on Deterence

• Should even BRUTAL KILLERS BE SPARED?

• Are some names more likely to be "executed" than others?

• WOMEN AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
  • Where can I find info about WOMEN/CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
  • How many WOMEN are on Death Row?
  • Women on Death Row Speak OUt

• Can "mentally retarded" offenders be executed?

• What are the ADDRESSES of U.S. Death Rows?

• Do RELIGIONS support the death penalty?

• RAPE and Capital Punishment
  • Executions for rape, 1800-1954

• Why the Death Penalty?

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