By Mackenzie Viera |Staff Writer| Buckets of ice cream, trays of meat, and slices of pie are all some of the most common last meals requested by inmates on death row. Kelly Gissendaner, the first woman to be executed in Georgia since 1945, was convicted for plotting the murder of her ex-husband with her lover Gregory Owen in 1998. She convinced her ex-husband to drive into a secluded area where Owen repeatedly stabbed him in the neck. A week before her scheduled execution by lethal injection, Gissendaner requested a 4200 calorie meal. “Cornbread, buttermilk, two Burger King Whoppers with cheese, two large orders of French fries, cherry vanilla ice cream, popcorn, and a … [Read more...] about Last meal delectables: The condemned’s final choice
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Incarceration costs vs. education costs
By Brenda Servin |Staff Writer| The economy is in poor shape and the growth of prison budgets is costing us tax money. According to Rollie William’s article on Upworthy.com, the United States prison population ranges from 2 to 3 million a year, which is 23.5 percent of the world’s incarcerated population and the average annual cost per inmate is $31,238. Think of all the money spent yearly on inmates and the fact that the money for the prison budget has to be taken from other government funded programs. In some cities across the United States it can even affect the education budget. Our tax money is in the hands of government officials that determine what the money is used … [Read more...] about Incarceration costs vs. education costs
Voters decide between death penalty and life in prison for inmates
By, Andy Hucks |Staff Writer| Re-sentencing all 726 death row inmates to life in prison without the chance of parole, is Proposition 34 acting to repeal the death penalty in California . It gives $100 million to law enforcement agencies to investigate homicide and rape cases, according to the California Secretary of State’s Office. Currently, California’s constitution allows for the sentence of death for particular crimes such as murder, yet death is rarely administered by the state of California due to the long appeal ridden legal process death-row inmates are given. People in favor of Proposition 34 say that it’s more than a moral proposition, it’s a financial issue as well. “It … [Read more...] about Voters decide between death penalty and life in prison for inmates
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