By: Louis Gallegos Last year, eleven people were executed in America by their state or federal government. This is actually the lowest figure in three decades, due to logistical challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as dwindling support for the death penalty. Still, the death penalty remains a current and legally acceptable form … Continue reading The Flaws in Framing the Death Penalty Around Innocence
Sentenced to Solitary
By: Kylie Love On January 31, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he is moving to dismantle the United States’ largest death row. The state vows to transfer all individuals on death row within San Quentin State Prison to other maximum-security prisons within two years. With numerous critics and supporters of the decision on both sides … Continue reading Sentenced to Solitary
McCleskey’s Enduring Impact on Capital Punishment and Race
By: Princeton Wilson There is undoubtedly good news for those opposed to capital punishment. Domestic executions are at an all-time low. Only eleven people were executed in the U.S. in 2021, down from seventeen executions in 2020. The use of capital punishment is also declining on an international scale, with 170 member states of the … Continue reading McCleskey’s Enduring Impact on Capital Punishment and Race
The Myth of “Humane” Executions
By: Madison Benson The arguments against the death penalty are numerous and diverse. There are issues of race. For example, since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, 301 Black men have been executed for the murder of white victims, 178 Black men have been executed for the murder of Black victims, and 12 … Continue reading The Myth of “Humane” Executions
Cruel and Unusual: Arizona’s Push Toward Gas Chambers
By: Sarah Fisher The State of Arizona has executed 100 individuals since 1910, using methods such as electrocution, firing squad, and hanging. Beginning in 1977, most states adopted lethal injection as the primary method of execution, with many believing it to be a more humane and cost-effective alternative. However, the most current figures show that … Continue reading Cruel and Unusual: Arizona’s Push Toward Gas Chambers
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