Death Penalty: A Distinctive Trait of American Justice

The death penalty has been notable, in the justice system of the United States of America.

Established in the 18th century also known as capital punishment, execution or death penalty which

Gives the government permission to punish you by death using 5 authorized methods of executions such

As Lethal injection, Electrocution, Gas Chamber, Hanging, or Firing Squad. Alfred Southwick was the first

Person to invent the electric chair after hearing a bizarre story of an intoxicated man touching live

Electric generator. It all started with just an idea and trying to find an humane way of killing

Someone instead of hanging them. Thirty One States still practice the death penalty. 18 states do not

Practice Capital Punishment. States January

The case went public Davis and his family claim of his innocence made national

Headlines. Former president Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict and former Georgia Supreme Court Chief

As well as others called for clemency for Davis .Some point in the trial there were accusations of another

Suspect in the High profile Davis case. A witness formally testified against Davis but since changed up

Her testimony. “The board heard from a juror in Davis original trial who now says she has too much

Doubt about his guilt and would change her verdict’’. Davis was held two clemency hearings but the

Board members have since changed Davis first clemency was denied in 2008. A new testimony was

Giving in 2010 in a federal court hearing. Davis execution was delayed several times to consider new

Evidence and testimonies. In total 34 witnesses testified they murder weapon was not found in the

Davis case. In 2010 the defense submitted 7 of the 9 witnesses who testimonies identified Davis as the

Killer changed their testimonies. Some of the witness named a guy name Sylvester Coles as

Currently three thousandth thirty five hundred

Inmates on death row.’’ Average cost of a death row case ‘’2.3 million per case’’. ‘’California spends 90

Million annually”. California would have saved millions of misspent dollars just by getting rid of the

Death penalty. Due to the misspent of millions of dollars for capital punishment it has been a decrease

In police offers across the United States.

States prisoners are being released early due to the population in prisons they’ve now became over

Populated. ‘’In Florida the budget cut crisis resulted into the early release of 3, 000 prisoners ‘’.

Because of the death penalty Georgia is laying off over nine hundred correctional officers. Texas spends

At least 2.3 million on just 300 people on death row. The death row proves to be purposely despite

Having capital punishment in Texas they still have one of the highest crime rates in the United States.

Criminals aren’t Afraid of death anymore .Their perception of jail is just a place to sleep and eat three

Free meals a day. 71 percent of inmates on death row have been finically compensated. The Death Penalty is outdated for today’s modern day use and racially bias. Justice is not equal