This week we are discussing the origins of the death penalty and the reasons it still exists in the United States.
 
Sources:
https://documents.deathpenaltyinfo.org/pdf/FactSheet.pdf
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/4/21/death-row-usa-a-history-of-the-death-penalty-in-america
https://www.crf-usa.org/images/pdf/HistoryoftheDeathPenaltyinAmerica.pdf
https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/overview-death-penalty-and-capital-trials-history-current-status
CIVICS 101 - podcast episode about the death penalty and interview with Carol Stiker 
https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview/number-of-executions-by-state-and-region-since-1976
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/69-5030
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1900-1940/287us45
https://naacp.org/resources/naacp-continues-oppose-death-penalty-and-supports-creation-commission-investigate-current