LWOP
True or False: Capital Offenders fear the death penalty more than life without parole
True
True or False: The death penalty is an effective deterrent in capital crimes
True
How many executions took place in 2007?
42
This is the most common method of execution
Lethal Injection
True or False: Appeals cost less than the actual execution of a death row inmate
False
Which is more expensive in the long term, LWOP or the death penalty?
LWOP
What state has the highest per capita execution rate?
Delaware
Number of persons executed since 1977
1057
The most popular form of execution in the 1800's
Hanging
How much do the drugs cost for a single lethal injection?
$86
LWOP costs how much more per case than the death penalty?
$1.2 Million - $3.6 Million
How many deaths (on average) are prevented by one death penalty execution?
18
Number of persons executed by lethal injection since 1977
888
Method popular in the early 1900's
Electrocution
Cheapest form of execution
Hanging
How many states rely on LWOP as a punishment for capital crimes instead of the death penalty?
13
What percentage of death row inmates are repeat felony offenders?
65.5%
The three states that utilize hanging as a form of execution
Delaware, New Hampshire, and Washington
Method used by the military during WWII to execute war criminals and spies
Firing Squad
Most expensive form of execution
Electrocution
What percentage of capital offenders fight for LWOP over the death penalty?
99.9%
What percentage of death row inmates are repeat capital offenders?
8.4%
This state executed more death row inmates in 2007 than the other 49 states combined
Texas
Requires the use of a specially designed chamber
Lethal Gas
What percentage of death penalty costs is spent on appeals?
80%