Laws
This percentage of Americans are in favor of the death penalty.
What is 53% of Americans?
This is the most common method of execution in most states in the U.S.
What is lethal injection?
These two ethnic groups are most commonly put on death row.
Who are African American and Hispanic demographic?
This organization is known to work against the U.S. death penalty
What is the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)?
When finally being put to death Mathew Poncelet was forced to take of this item of clothing against his will.
What are his boots?
These are the only type crimes the death penalty can be imposed on.
What are people convicted of capital offenses?
This was the first recorded method of execution carried out in the U.S. in 1608.
What is death by firing squad?
This gender is more commonly represented among death row inmates.
What are men/males?
This term is used when there is an error in execution (executing someone innocent)
What is Wrongful execution?
The movie A Dead Man Walking primarily takes place in this state.
What is Louisian?
These are the 4 methods of execution.
What is lethal injection, firing squad, electrocution, gassing?
Prisoners on death row in five states still have this execution method as an option.
What is death by electric chair?
This state has the most women on death row.
What is California?
This book/movie is known as an advocate in the anti-death penalty movement.
What is Deadman Walking?
Matthew Poncelet was put to death in the movie A Dead Man Walking through this form of execution.
What is Lethal injection?
These are the 4 capital crimes.
What is murder, treason, rape, kidnapping?
This was the first person to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia in 2024.
Who is Kenneth Eugene Smith?
This social economic factor usually influences who receives the death penalty.
What is poverty?
This is the main argument used in support of the death penalty.
What is a Crime deterrent?
Sister Hellen Prejan played this role for Matthew Poncelet during his final days.
What is a spiritual advisor?
This is the supreme court's stance on capital punishment.
What is capital punishment is not inherently cruel or unusual?
This state performed the last execution by hanging in the U.S. in 1996.
What is Delaware?
This percentage of death row inmates are African American compared to their representation in the general population.
What is 42% to 13%
Approximately this much money is spent each year on the death penalty.
What is Over 200 million?
This person decided to intervene on Patrick’s behalf.
Who is Phillip Hanna?