Death Penalty In Texas

Putting people to death for breaking the law is a punishment that has been in existence for thousands of years of human history and has been enforced in all corners of the

Having to execute prisoners in Texas is a critical issue in our criminal justice system. The executions are carried out on capital murderers. It all started back in the 1800’s when counties carryed out their own exectution method; prisoners were hung. Than, in the1920’s the state of Texas ordered that all executions were to be carried out to Walls Unit, Huntsville for “The Electric Chair.” Ever since 1982, Texas was the first U.S state to execute with the “Lethal Injection.” The executions in Texas are carried out in various ways, but the primary way of executing inmates now is by lethal injection.

During the 1920s to the 1950s, most Texans had viewed capital punishment as a just punishment for any horrific act to teach others not commit the same crimes but instead got most innocent African and Mexican Americans convicted and sentence to death. Most Texans had a sense of a strong sense of moral character, which they believe an immoral act deserves a punishment based on the nature of the crime. For example, Most Texans believed that people who committed crimes like murder and rape deserved severe punishment for their actions. Due to the fact that crimes such as rape and murder are the highest intolerable acts of all. For instance, murder involved a person taking another person’s life which too many Texans deserved the ultimate punishment,

The electric chair was first introduced to carry out executions in 1923, but the state of Texas ordered all executions to be carried out by the state, in Huntsville. The first execution was on 8 February 1924, with four more being electrocuted that day. The execution chamber and death row were located in Huntsville from 1928 to 1965. The electric chair was last used on 30 July 1964. A total of 361 inmates were electrocuted from 1924 to 1964. On 29 June 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was unfairly assigned, so they ruled it unconstitutional in the Furman v. Georgia case. In 1973,

Over the next two centuries, more and more crimes began to be punishable by death. Stealing, cutting down a tree, and robbing a rabbit warren were only three of the total of 222 crimes. America’s death penalties were carried out in some of the same fashions, as they were heavily influenced by the British. In 1977, the preferred method of execution became lethal injection, with Oklahoma becoming the first state to adopt it.

There are many methods of execution that have been used throughout the years. The most popular have been lethal injection, electrocution, and hanging. The lethal injection is the newest method of execution, and quickly became the most popular one. In 1982 the United States became the first country to use the lethal injection to carry out capital punishment. Lethal injection machine exist, and they were used by several states once, but now most states now opt to perform the injections manually due to the fear of mechanical failure. Electrocution was a popular form of capital punishment in 1880’s. In 1889, William Kemmler was sentenced to death, in Auburn Prison's electric chair, first in the country. Hanging was the primary method of execution

Although the death penalty has been around since the 1800 B.C. The history of the death penalty in Ohio has been a progress as Ohio solidified its laws and procedures. Ohio’s death penalty began with public hanging until 1885 when the penalty was changed to only take place at Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. With the dawn of advanced technology, the electric chair became a more refined execution, replacing hanging. Mohr states that “from 1897 to 1963 there were 315 persons put to death in the electric chair…” (par. 2). Declared unconstitutional in 1972, the death penalty was reduced by the United States Supreme Court. A life in prison was sentenced to a hundred and fifty-seven criminals. From then a bill was passed in 1993 that allowed prisoners to choose between death by lethal injection or electric chair. The November of 2001 the House Bill 362 was signed eliminating the electric chair. Since 2001, only four out of three hundred and ninety-three criminals have been sentenced to death in Ohio.

Since their declaration of independence, America had incorporated many aspects of Great Britain’s culture; one of those aspects include the death penalty, which began in 1608 at the time of the Jamestown executions. The death penalty, a topic discussed since it began, includes death by electric shock, gas chamber, hanging, firing squad, and, most commonly used, lethal injection. In 2014, it took an Arizona man two hours and fifteen times the normal amount of medicine to die with lethal injection. Knowing that the outcome of the death penalty may cause immense pain, the use of the death penalty should be illegal in all states throughout the United States.

In some states they practice death penalty as a form of capital punishment. The death penalty has been around since the country has been founded and is defined as the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. Legally there are only a number of ways one can be executed here in the U.S, those include; lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and firing squad, with lethal injection being the most common form. For centuries people have argued for or against this potentially controversial saying morally, constitutionally it is either correct or incorrect, it will or will not deter criminals, and the cost of death/life in prison is cheaper.

Capital punishment is the death penalty, which results from committing capital crimes like espionage, treason and murder. According to Robert Dunham, the death penalty dates back to when the European settlers came to the United States, and captain George Kendall was the first to be executed in 1612. During that time, the death penalty was also practiced on criminals with minor offenses such as; stealing and killing animals etc. Death penalty before this time was carried out through crucifixion, drowning, burning alive, beating to death. After the tenth century, hanging became the usual method of execution. The United States of America also executed people with serious mental problems before 2002. According to CNN database, “1,419 people were executed since 1976 while more than 3,200 inmates await execution.” The death penalty varies between states, race and even gender.

The world will keep turning, but not in this room for this individual. Death Penalty or capital punishment is the sentence of execution for the crime of murder and some other capital crime (serious crimes especially murder, punishable by death). The death penalty was practiced in the United States from since colonial times until today. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 1,289 people have been executed as of this date. 1,115 of which were executed by lethal injection. This is said to be the least painful method of death compared to the other methods of execution, such as the electric chair and firing squad. Lethal injection kills the condemned person more quickly, thus they will not suffer for long periods of time.

Capital punishment is the government practice of punishing a criminal by execution that dates back to the 18th century, however times were very different back then. Nowadays, the death penalty is carried out by lethal injection and in some states the electric chair, while in the early years of this practice it was hanging, stoning, being torn apart, etc. Some crimes that are punishable in Florida by the death penalty are First-degree murder; felony murder; capital drug trafficking; and capital sexual battery. Pennsylvania was the first state to move capital punishment out of the public eye and into correctional facilities. William Kemmler lived in New York and was the first person in the United States to receive the death penalty in 1890 for the murder of his wife with an ax. As mentioned, the electric chair was a form of capital punishment and when the first electric shock was delivered to Kemmler at approximately 700 volts, he did not die right away. A second shock was needed at 1,030 volts for two minutes, afterwards there were clear signs that Kemmler was deceased. Doctors then stated after the execution that they would have been better off using an ax instead of the electric chair. Over the years the death penalty has been a very controversial topic. Some say that this should be illegal and abolished while others state it is more effective than life in prison.

One of the most difficult concepts for everybody to come to terms with is how the worst felons should be persecuted. The first use of lethal injection was on December 7, 1982 on Charles Brooks, Jr. lethal injection is the newest form of execution used on death row inmates; either alongside other methods, or fully replacing them. The death penalty has always been criticized, but even more so now with its new execution method. The creation of lethal injection has had a successful impact on capital punishment due to its many factors: being cost effective, having support of the public and government, and being a better alternative.

Out of the 50 states in the United States only 36 of them legalize the death penalty (Mull,1998-2017), and within these 32 states there are 3,035 inmates on death row as of now (Brain, 2017). They are currently waiting on their death. Although the fate of these inmates are yet to be determine, other inmate fates have already been decided. From the year 2007 to 2015, 338 people were executed (Brain, 2017). Capital Punishment also known as Death Penalty , is a government practice where a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. There are three ways the death penalty is practiced in the United States; Lethal injection, electrocution,and firing squad. Lethal injection is the most common and is practiced by injecting one or more drugs into a person. This cause the person to become unconscious, stops their breathing, and causes a heart arrhythmia giving them immediate death. Electrocution is the preformed by an electric chair which a person is strapped down to a wooden chair. While strapped in the electric chair electrocuted is begin through electrodes fastened on the head and leg. Firing squad is a secondary method only used in Oklahoma. There are people who are for the death penalty because of the of what serial killers, terrorists, and etc do to our society. They also feel like it contributes to the problem of overpopulation in the prison system. Some people are against the death penalty because it cost too much money, the possibility that innocent men

The first recorded execution in colonial America was that of Capitan George Kendall in 1608. Since then, there have been over 16,000 executions in the United States. Over the years, execution have evolved from hanging, to electric chair, to firing squads, to the now preferred method of lethal injection. Still, there is a lot of controversy surrounding the subject. The idea of killing someone because of a crime that they committed is cruel to many, but others are heavily in favor for the punishment. In fact, many people do not understand that the death penalty is constitutional and effective form of punishment for criminals by eliminating their chance to ever commit the crime again, bringing peace to the victims and their families and exterminating the toxic people from the world.