The History of the Death Penalty in the United States (2004 words, 9 pages)
The Death PenaltyAmerican Civil Liberties Union Briefing Paper Number 8 THE DEATH PENALTYSince our nation's founding, the government -- colonial, federal and state --has punished murder and, until recent years, rape with the ultimate sanctiondeath. More than 13,000 people have been legally executed since colonial times,most of them in the ...
Read More