The Death Penalty
By Cody Wagner, Justin Funk,
and Allen Pare
Introduction
The death penalty is a violation of human
rights. It denies the right to human rights
as stated in the Universal Declaration of
Human rights. It is morally and ultimately
wrong.
Executions
Their have been 725 executions since
1976, 42 in 2001, and 85 in
2000(Amnesty).
Types of Executions
There are five types of executions used
in the united states, they are as follows:
lethal injection, electrocution, gas
chamber, hanging and fire
squad(Amnesty).
Juveniles and Mentally
Challenged
There have been 17 juveniles executed
and 81 are on death row in the
U.S.(amnesty).
There have been 34 mental retarded
people executed since 1977 in the
U.S.(amnesty).
Foreign Nationals
Sixteen foreign nationals have been
executed in the U.S.(amnesty).
Thirty-four foreign nationals are
currently on death row in the
U.S.(amnesty).
Race and Sex
There have been 467 white victims, 70
black victims, 25 Asian victims, and 10
Latino victims executed in the U.S.
since 1976(Death Penalty).
Forty-six women have been executed
(information center).
Botched Executions
There have been 51 botched executions
(Death Penalty).
Innocents
There have been 98 people that have
been on death row that were found
innocent(CQ Researcher)!!!!
Improper jurors
 Faulty evidence in the court
 Doctored crime seen

Conclusion
There have been many people on death
row that have been later found innocent.
There could have been many more
innocent people that have been
executed. The death penalty is wrong.
Bibliography
Amnesty International USA. 2001. 16.
2001 <http://www.amnestyusa.org/>.
CQ Researcher, The. “The Death Penalty
Update.” Washington D.C.:
Congressional Quarterly Inc, 1999.
Death Penalty Information Center.
2001. 16. 2001
<http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/>