Resources
Use the following downloadable materials to help organize events in your community.
Fact Sheets
Find information about all aspects of the death penalty including death penalty costs, death penalty statistics and arguments against the death penalty. Download the Fact Sheets in PDF format.
Death Penalty Statistics 2008
In 2008 the world moved even closer towards abolition of the death penalty. In December, the United Nations General Assembly (UN GA) adopted by a large majority a second resolution calling for a moratorium with a view to abolish the death penalty. This resolution consolidates three decades of steady progress towards complete abolition of the death penalty.
Scheduled Executions in the U.S.
See the current list of pending executions in the US.
See the current list of pending executions in the US.
Death Penalty Curriculum Guide
Since 1976, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that executions could resumeafter a four year moratorium, more than 1,050 people have been executed in thiscountry. Approximately 3,370 men and women remain on death row throughoutthe United States. The goal of this curriculum guide is to encourage students toquestion the ethics behind the death penalty, which the United States SupremeCourt called “cruel and unusual punishment” in its 1972 decision of the Furman vs.Georgia case, due to the arbitrary nature of its application. Download the Curriculum Guide in PDF Format.
Since 1976, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that executions could resumeafter a four year moratorium, more than 1,050 people have been executed in thiscountry. Approximately 3,370 men and women remain on death row throughoutthe United States. The goal of this curriculum guide is to encourage students toquestion the ethics behind the death penalty, which the United States SupremeCourt called “cruel and unusual punishment” in its 1972 decision of the Furman vs.Georgia case, due to the arbitrary nature of its application. Download the Curriculum Guide in PDF Format.
