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It’s been documented that the death penalty has killed an innocent person in the US once every year since 1910. In 1999 ninety-eight prisoners were executed this was the largest number since 1951 in which there were 105. And in 2000 eighty-three men and two women were executed in just 14 states. The death penalty has been around as long as civilization has and the debate over the death penalty is just as old, a person can hardly even speak …

…The death penalty stirs up so much controversy, people will continue to battle it forever. There are so many strong points for both arguments that it can be hard to pick a side. The different methods, the amount of people executed, the various laws that are in place in each state, and the different reason that people are for or against, are factors that can inform a neutral person and help them pick a side.