Current case law indicates that capital punishment is legal as long as:​

​When we talk about characteristics associated with criminal offenders, we can conclude that:

The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that    states and the federal government prison systems operated at or above capacity. ​

Research shows that the death penalty is more likely to be imposed when:​

Over the past quarter century, the incarceration rate has:​

Predictive studies calculate that the future prison population of the United States is likely to:​

As long as some groups in the United States are unfairly excluded from society’s opportunities, they will have less motivation to obey its laws.​

​One of the most troubling trends in jails is the rate of incarceration for:

When compared to other developed countries, America’s incarceration rate is extremely: ​

An offender who presents belated evidence of innocence is entitled to a new hearing in a federal court before execution.​