Important Dates
The year that the supreme court deemed all capital punishment cruel and unusual
1972
Does the state of Connecticut have the death penalty?
No.
Defenition of capital punishment
A state-sanctioned practice of killing a person as a punishment for a crime.
Name of the executioner who then advocated against the death penalty in the first video.
Jerry.
The year that capital punishment was re-allowed but must be appellate reviewed
1976
Does Ohio have the death penalty?
Yes.
The act of carrying out the sentence.
An execution.
The number of countries that still use the death penalty.
55.
The year that capital punishment was abolished for people under 18 or with intellectual disability
2000
Yes death penalty: 24 No death penalty: 23
Moratorium.
The Governor has temporarily prohibited Capital Punishment, but it is not abolished.
The year that Texas introduces Lethal Injection as a method of execution
1982.
1608
Oregon's position of the death penalty
The state is at a moratorium.
The organization "Journey of Hope"
Led by family members of murder victims, and works to end the death penalty.
Number of countries have abolished the death penalty since 1976
108.
Span of years when firing Squads and electrocutions were deemed not cruel and unusual
1878-1888
Percent of states that are at a moratorium with the issue.
6.0% California, Oregon, Pennsylvania
The term “Cruel and Unusual”.
The Supreme Court deemed it a violation of the 8th amendment.
Strategies that the ACLU Capital Punishment Project uses to try and repeal the death penalty.
Strategic litigation, advocacy, public education, and training programs for capital defense teams.