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Originally Posted by Binky Bainbridge  At least in the US a life sentence means exactly that - life. In Britain it can mean on average 10-15 years, unless the judge specifically states otherwise as occasionally happens, but its very much the exception to the norm.
I am surprised by the number of states that still support the death penalty in the US I never thought it was high as the list (thanks jeezeweeze) shows. |
Life sentences are the same here Bink.... and as Bubba stated, the death sentence isn't used very often in the states with that penalty.
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Originally Posted by Bubba But, there are states on the death penalty list that haven't executed anybody in quite some time. Kansas for example is on the list as having the death penalty, but there have been 0 (zero) executions since 1976. There are currently 10 death row inmates in Kansas. I went a little further into weezies link and found this... Death Penalty Information Center
You can look up stats by state to see more info. |
I delved into that a bit more Bubba and it is surprising that most states without the death penalty have a lower murder rate........hummmmmmm