Death Penalty Information Center
- Visit the following websites: Death Penalty Information Center – Death Row Inmates by State (Links to an external site.) and Death Penalty Information Center – Methods of Execution (Links to an external site.)
- Answer the following questions: 1. As of January 1, how many inmates were on death row in Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida? 2. Do any states allow hanging as a method of execution?
- Visit the following website: INNOCENCE PROJECT (Links to an external site.)
- Read and summarize a profile of your choice. Make sure to provide details of the crime, sentence, what led to the conviction, and how long the person was incarcerated.
- Browse the Innocence Project website. What factors contribute to so many wrongful executions?