This episode discusses some history about the death penalty, the methods that have been used, and some other pieces regarding capital punishment. Listen to part 1 of this to hear the facts and then join back for part 2 to hear pros/cons and our personal opinions on the death penalty!
Sources:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/the-cost-of-punishment.aspx#a
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/dpic-reports/dpic-year-end-reports/the-death-penalty-in-2019-year-end-report
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/costs
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/17/six-reasons-the-death-penalty-is-becoming-more-expensive
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/Death_penalty
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/former-state-and-federal-judges-prosecutors-and-law-enforcement-officials-and-families-of-murder-victims-urge-federal-government-to-call-off-executions
https://www.aclu.org/other/case-against-death-penalty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PZDIlJcmNA
http://www.state.in.us/ipdc/public/dp_links/indianadpfactsheet.pdf
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/
https://files.deathpenaltyinfo.org/legacy/documents/FactSheet.pdf
https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/death-penalty-states/
https://www.amnesty.org.au/5-reasons-some-people-think-the-world-needs-the-death-penalty/
https://www.amnesty.org.au/5-reasons-abolish-death-penalty/
https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/death-penalty/
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/innocence
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/gary-gilmore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRP2a9pPw7Y
