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Many states are considering ending or suspending the death penalty because of how expensive it is to include this option in the criminal justice system's punishment arsenal. For more information on the cost, go to deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty
One of the important topics covered in the curriculum is the issue of innocence. Up until 2009, no actually innocent person has been proved to have been executed. Up until 2009. In a September 7, 2009, New Yorker article “Trial by Fire,” irrefutable evidence has been gathered to show that Cameron Todd Willingham was innocent of the crime for which he was executed. Please read this important article.
Another important topic covered in the curriculum is the impacts of the death penalty on the families of the crime victims and the person executed — and beyond. One group we look at is the people who carry out the executions. The term "moral injury" wasn't used when the curriculum was written, but that's what we're talking about: the injury caused to the moral center of people who carry out executions. There's an excellent report on this available here; it's a good supplement to the reader.
You can also follow the latest news on the death penalty at www.deathpenaltyinfo.org.
Many states are considering ending or suspending the death penalty because of how expensive it is to include this option in the criminal justice system's punishment arsenal. For more information on the cost, go to deathpenaltyinfo.org/costs-death-penalty
One of the important topics covered in the curriculum is the issue of innocence. Up until 2009, no actually innocent person has been proved to have been executed. Up until 2009. In a September 7, 2009, New Yorker article “Trial by Fire,” irrefutable evidence has been gathered to show that Cameron Todd Willingham was innocent of the crime for which he was executed. Please read this important article.
Another important topic covered in the curriculum is the impacts of the death penalty on the families of the crime victims and the person executed — and beyond. One group we look at is the people who carry out the executions. The term "moral injury" wasn't used when the curriculum was written, but that's what we're talking about: the injury caused to the moral center of people who carry out executions. There's an excellent report on this available here; it's a good supplement to the reader.
