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From the beginning of time, crime has been evident in human existence, and from the first crime there has always been a punishment. "And it came to pass, when they were in a field, that Cain rose up against his brother, Able, and slew him" (Genesis 4:8). This for many people was seen as the first crime. This crime did not go unpunished. Cain was then ostracized from his colony and sent to wonder as a vagabond and a fugitive for his crime (Genesis 4:14). He was also branded with the mark of a murderer. Therefore, the presence of crime in human life is inevitable. Defined in Webster's Dictionary, crime is, an act of violation against society and its laws. Punishment is the consequence of the crime. Crimes like fraud, burglary, assault, etc., are usually punished by prison terms. Murder, manslaughter, and homicide maybe punished by prison terms or death. Electrocution-the three legged oak chair was constructed in 1923 by inmates and is still used today. (ironic isn't it?) The electrocution cycle is two minutes or shorter in duration. Voltage and amperage levels peak on three occasions. Maximum current is 2000 volts and 14 amps. The executioner is an anonymous, priv
Executions each year since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 about 8% of inmates were not US citizens 10% of prisoners were women (statistics show that prisoners were sexually or physically abused before admission) Death row inmates eat in their cells at 5a.m., 10:30a.m., and 4p.m.-4:30p.m. Runners, which are inmates in administrative confinement, distribute meals to cells. They exercise four hours per week, which is twice a week for two hours each. The yard has basketball, volleyball and weights. The inmates are counted at least once an hour to make sure that no one is missing. Visitors are allowed every weekend from 9a.m. to 3p.m. All visitors must be approved by the prison before being placed on the inmate's visitor list. Callers who travel over 200 miles, can visit both Saturday and Sunday. The media can request death row inmate interviews through the Office of Information Services. Inmates get a shower every other day. When it comes to security, inmates are kept under astringent watch. They wear handcuffs everywhere except in their cells, the exercise yard, and the shower. They are in their cells at all times except for medical reasons or legal or media interviews, or social visits. A warrant must be signed before the prisoner is allowed a legal or social call. They may receive mail and magazines everyday except holidays and weekends. Cigarettes and snacks, radios and black and white televisions are allowed. Cable is not allowed, however, they can tune into church services on closed circuit television. They have an Inmate Welfare Trust Fund which provides the televisions. In order to identify death row inmates from other prisoners, they are distinguished by their orange T-shirts. Since the reinstatement of execution in 1977, there has been a total of 432 executions. Texas leads the way by far with the most executed-143. There are currently 38 out of 50 states which allow the death penalty in law. Law now states that no one under the age of 18 can be executed. Only 1% of those on death row are women. Also note that executions took place predominately in the South.
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