By Ed Walsh, Staff Writer A bill has been introduced to the Ohio legislature to abolish the death penalty in the state. Ohio House Bill 183 and Ohio Senate Bill 103 would abolish further use of the death penalty in the state, but it has remained in committee for months.[1] On […]
By Chloe Clifford, Staff Writer The death penalty is a heavily debated topic in the United States.[1][2] The federal death penalty was once found unconstitutional in Furman v. Georgia in 1972. [3] It was reinstated in 1988 for a narrow class of crimes and, with the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994, expanded to sixty […]
By: Brandon Schall, Staff Writer Currently, 30 states have capital punishment laws for certain crimes.[1] In recent years, four state legislatures, have abolished their death penalty and replaced it with life imprisonment, those states include, New Mexico (2009), Illinois (2011), Connecticut (2012), and Maryland (2013).[2] Additionally, Nebraska’s legislature abolished […]
By Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer Should criminals be put to death for the crimes they commit? The topic of capital punishment has always been a sensitive issue in the United States. Many individuals have specific opinions as to whether our present society should support such actions. Many debates have focused […]
By Nick Frost, Executive Editor One of the most contentious issues in America today is the application of the death penalty. It is undoubtedly a common topic in public speaking classes around the world because of the passionate arguments it invokes for both sides. It has caused countless protests […]
