death penalty T/F

The death penalty saves taxpayers money because it is cheaper to execute someone than to keep them in prison for the rest of their life

False

Since death penalty was reinstated in 1976 more Black people have been executed then white people

False

After the Supreme Court allowed the death penalty to resume in 1976 the first person to be executed was Gary Gilmore in Utah by firing squad

True

Since the death penalty was reinstated in the US, very few people have been released from death row because they were innocent

True

In most states with the death penalty, you can be executed, even if you suffer from mental illness

True

There are some states in the US where you cannot receive the death penalty for any crime

False

Hanging has not been used as a method of execution in the US for over 30 years

False

Who won the police chief of the US were pulled on their views about ways to lower the crime rate

True

No woman has been executed in the US for over 25 years

True

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