As of December 31, 2007 there were 51 women on death row. This constitutes 1.5% of the total death row population of about 3, 350 persons. This number seems very small when it compares to the men that are on death row which makes a lot of people wonder whether the death penalty is applied ...
Only a handful of females are currently awaiting execution in the United States. Texas accounts for many of them. While their stories may be different, certain similarities exist. This article looks at the stories of two women born in the same year, in the same state, both of whom ended up with the same fate- ...
Since the beginning of the United States government, the death penalty has brought controversy. The people of the United States remain divided upon the need for capital punishment. Those who support the death penalty believe those who kill should receive death in return. Others believe it is not our place to take a life, claiming ...
As of March 15, 2006 California had 634 men on death row in San Quentin. In the California Institute for Women in Frontera, 14 women are on death row. California has the second highest number of inmates on death row, exceeded only by Texas. Although California has one of the largest numbers of prisoner on ...
Q. Kenneth, what was your life like before your arrest and conviction? A. Life before this conviction was intricate. I had parents that ran the streets, but found refuge with grandparents who were righteous people, so I found myself entertaining a bit of both lifestyles. As a conscious and mature man I can look back ...