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LWOP
Deterrence
Executions
Methods
Cost
100
True or False: Capital Offenders fear the death penalty more than life without parole
True
100
True or False: The death penalty is an effective deterrent in capital crimes
True
100
How many executions took place in 2007?
42
100
This is the most common method of execution
Lethal Injection
100
True or False: Appeals cost less than the actual execution of a death row inmate
False
200
Which is more expensive in the long term, LWOP or the death penalty?
LWOP
200
What state has the highest per capita execution rate?
Delaware
200
Number of persons executed since 1977
1057
200
The most popular form of execution in the 1800's
Hanging
200
How much do the drugs cost for a single lethal injection?
$86
300
LWOP costs how much more per case than the death penalty?
$1.2 Million - $3.6 Million
300
How many deaths (on average) are prevented by one death penalty execution?
18
300
Number of persons executed by lethal injection since 1977
888
300
Method popular in the early 1900's
Electrocution
300
Cheapest form of execution
Hanging
400
How many states rely on LWOP as a punishment for capital crimes instead of the death penalty?
13
400
What percentage of death row inmates are repeat felony offenders?
65.5%
400
The three states that utilize hanging as a form of execution
Delaware, New Hampshire, and Washington
400
Method used by the military during WWII to execute war criminals and spies
Firing Squad
400
Most expensive form of execution
Electrocution
500
What percentage of capital offenders fight for LWOP over the death penalty?
99.9%
500
What percentage of death row inmates are repeat capital offenders?
8.4%
500
This state executed more death row inmates in 2007 than the other 49 states combined
Texas
500
Requires the use of a specially designed chamber
Lethal Gas
500
What percentage of death penalty costs is spent on appeals?
80%