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Capital PunishmentAbolishing the Death Penalty the Death Penalty
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There are too many mistakes…
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Unequal Treatment
According to The Innocence Project, about
70 percent of those exonerated by DNA have
been people of color
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The Death Penalty is not a deterrent from
crime
Data from the FBI indicates that the
fourteen states without Capital Punishment in
2008 had homicide rates at or below the national
rate (Amn)
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The Death Penalty Costs Taxpayers More…
The California Death Penalty costs the state $137million per year compared to $11.5 million for a system without the death penalty (Amn)
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There is something we can do
• Become familiar with local/national laws and policies
• Connect with local Outreach Organizations (Innocence Project, The Equal Justice Initiative)
• Spread awareness to others
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Or we can choose to do nothing…
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Equal Justice
According to U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, “ we simply can not offer equal justice to all Americans when racial disparities plague the system by which our society imposes the ultimate punishment”(Deb 27).
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Works Cited• "DNA Exoneree Case Profiles." The Innocence Project. Web. 23 May 2013.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/know/
• Bedau, Hugo Adam., and Paul G. Cassell. Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? : The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case . New York: Oxford UP, 2004. Print
• "Know The Facts About Capital Punishment." U.S. Death Penalty Facts. Amnesty International USA, Web. 25 Apr. 2013. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts
• “States with and without the Death Penalty.” .Death Penalty Information Center. Web.28 May 2013. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty
• "New ACLU Report Details Pervasive Racial Discrimination in America." American Civil Liberties Union. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. http://www.aclu.org/human-rights/new-aclu-report-details-pervasive-racial-discrimination-america
• "Race and the Death Penalty. Capital Punishment in Context." Welcome to Capital Punishment in Context Capital Punishment in Context. Web. 26 Apr. 2013. www.capitalpunishmentincontext.org/issues