I need some hlp for an englsh project debateing the end scene of mice n men needa know about the death penalty

like what states still have the death penalty? i need a source though too so from wherever you can get the information or anything else saying killing someone because they killed someone is wrong.. thank for whoever helps! =]I need some hlp for an englsh project debateing the end scene of mice n men needa know about the death penalty
36 states have the death penalty. They are: Alabama


Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,C鈥?br>

Delaware,Florida,Georgia,Idaho,Indiana鈥?br>

Kansas,Kentucky, Louisiana,Maryland,Mississippi,


Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,


New Hampshire,New Mexico,North Carolina,


Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,Sout鈥?Carolina,


South Dakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Virginia,


Washington,Wyoming





from http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.鈥?/a>





Here are some other facts about the death penalty, with sources below:





127 people on death rows released with proof that they were wrongfully convicted. DNA, available in less than 10% of all homicides, can鈥檛 guarantee we won鈥檛 execute innocent people.





The death penalty isn't reserved for the worst crimes, but for defendants with the worst lawyers. It doesn't apply to people with money. When is the last time a wealthy person was on death row, let alone executed?





The death penalty doesn't prevent others from committing murder. No reliable study shows the death penalty deters others. Homicide rates are higher in states and regions that have it than in those that don鈥檛.





We have a good alternative, life without parole, on the books in 48 states. It means what it says. Life without parole costs less than the death penalty.





The death penalty is much more expensive than life in prison, mostly because of the upfront costs (before and during the initial trial) of legal process which is supposed to prevent executions of innocent people.





The death penalty doesn't necessarily help families of murder victims. Murder victim family members have testified that the drawn-out death penalty process is painful for them and that life without parole is an appropriate alternative.





Problems with speeding up the process. Over 50 of the innocent people released from death row had already served over a decade. Speed up the process and we will execute innocent people.





Sources:


Death Penalty Information Center, www.deathpenaltyinfo.org, for stats on executions and states where they occurred, reports on costs, deterrence studies, links to FBI crime stats and links to testimony (at state legislatures) of victims' family members.





FBI http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius2006/data/tab鈥?/a>





The Innocence Project, www.innocenceproject.org





http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/COcostte鈥?/a> page 3 and 4 on why the death penalty is so expensive





http://www.njadp.org/forms/signon-surviv鈥?/a> for statements of victims鈥?families





Last, but not least:


Terrific resource specifically for students writing papers or debaters at


http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.鈥?/a>I need some hlp for an englsh project debateing the end scene of mice n men needa know about the death penalty
i have to do a speech on the death penalty and i got alot of my info from this:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_united_states





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