However the other side would point out that there are numerous layers to the issue, some moral and ethical, and that we lose much more than we gain by preserving what could be considered an archaic example of our nations violent past. ... In colonial times executions were performed in public, and were considered to be an acceptable form of entertainment. ... The state of Illinois, facing exonerating evidence, has set free more death row inmates than it has executed. ... If someone spends years locked away from their family and friends before being exonerated there is no way to ever replace t...

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BBC makes it clear that this wasn't just a request to release these prisoners but this was a negotiation, without that information we would think that the United States was just getting something they wanted. ... With that BBC really offers a lot of info about the prisoners except than their names, for example 17 prisoners were released before the historic deal between the United States. We are also told by sources two different things only 41 prisoners had been released and there was supposed to be 53, then we are told by another Human rights group that it wasnt aware of any prisoner rel...

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"We universally and consistently oppose the death penalty, in all circumstances. ... However these anomalies were swept away with the passing of the Crimes (Death Penalty Abolition) Amendment Act, 1985. ... On this occasion 95 per cent of the respondents were in favor of the reintroduction of capital punishment. ... In Queensland, for example, in the decade prior to the abolition of capital punishment (1912-21), there were 131 murders, whereas in the decade following abolition (1923-32) there were 129 murders. ... In Canada, the homicide rate fell from a peak of 3.09 per 100,000 population in ...

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Soon enough hangings became a more private affair because hangings in public were too obscene. ... People who were charged with the death penalty had committed a number of crimes. ... If by chance they do get parole, those criminals are being put back out onto the streets to possibly commit the same or similar crime that they had done before. ... Obviously the prisoners will not be going to work on a daily basis, so their meals are basically free to them. ... In this case, they have their whole life to try to become better than they were before and hopefully be in a better place after they pas...

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The U.S. is also responsible in some states of simply freeing inmates to free space, regardless of how much time left the freed inmate has to serve or the crime they committed. ... This suggestion is unrealistic due to the fact that while many drug charges are minor and deserve minor sentencing, we cannot over generalize all drug charges. ... Reports also show that some of the most secure prisons in the United states have over 50% more prisoners than they were designed to actually manage. ... The report states that Congress should eliminate all disparate cocaine sentencing terms for prisoners ...

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In order to reduce prison population by 10% in California we must first recognize the cause of overcrowding, and then implement a series of measure to ensure a long term solution to mass incarcerations. ... Even America's perception of drugs before the Drug War was insignificant. ... According to Michelle, about 30% of released prisoners were apprehended within six months of release, and within three years, nearly 68% were rearrested for a new offense (Alexander, 94.) ... According to Michelle, "Huge cash grants were made to those law enforcement agencies that were willing to make d...

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Moreover, people who violated a religious law, such as failing to attend church or failing to pray on the Sabbath, were heavily punished. ... But what surprised me even more was the fact that crime in the 19th century was attributed to archaic legal codes that were counter-intuitive to the theory of free will, which was a stark contrast to Colonial America, wherein crime was explained in terms of sin and disobedience to God (Blomberg &Lucken;, 2011, p.29). ... I strongly believe this was a remarkable advancement in the history of corrections, as they were no longer willing to accept the old v...

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It is believed that death penalty will create a "clear" society, free from criminals and future convicts. ... The fact that the victim has been robbed or raped, or even both, before being killed makes the situation worse as it automatically disables him/her to react or defend himself/herself against the killer. ... Therefore, there is a number of crimes that require capital punishment due to the cruelty and the cynicism with which they were committed. ... For those who stand strongly for capital punishment, life imprisonment without parole would be a satisfactory substitute of death pen...

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After a few big studies had come out stating that Scared Straight programs are hindering youth instead of helping, the government cut back on their financial help warning them to fix the problems before they were going to support them any further. ... There will need to be a very concrete plan of action for details once the switch over gets approved and we get back the federal grants. ... Instead of feeding off one's fear and intimidation, the free-of-charge program uses a more realistic approach. ... A study by Petrosino and colleagues' even went one step further and randomly assig...

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Prisons are being built in the United States at a rate never before seen. It has been said that because of the time it takes to fund, plan, and build a new prison, we are building prisons for today's fourth grader's. ... If today's child's answer were a true representation of U.S. society, many would answer, "A corrections officer" or "A convict". ... (In 1984 just 30 percent of inmates were drug offenders; today 57 percent are) Less known is the impact of federal immigration policies. ... Indeed, some of the same justifications are made for prison labor as were made for sl...

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