Justice:

Criminal Injustice System:

End the Death Penalty

Recent high-profile executions have sparked a renewed examination of the death penalty in America. State-sponsored murder is neither a deterrent to crime nor a cost-effective method of dealing with convicted prisoners. Amnesty International has been one of the leaders in the struggle to end the death penalty. Here is a quote from Amnesty International USA's website:

"While the world has moved away from the death penalty, recognizing that there is no worthwhile social goal that requires a government to commit state-sanctioned murder, the United States of America continues to accelerate the pace of executions. The US executes an average of six people each month and, as of January 1999, over 3,500 men and women were on death row. The death penalty was reinstated in 1976, yet 75% of executions have occurred since 1990."

- Amnesty International USA [source]

For more information on this and other subjects, visit Amnesty International USA on the Internet.