Thursday, November 19, 2009

RJA #14: Annotated Bibliography, Part 2

Banda, Solomon. "Corrections budget cuts take effect in Colorado." Denver Post 1 Sept. 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.

Crist , Charlie , and Walter A. McNeil. "Statistics In Brief." Florida Department of Corrections Ed. Paula Bryant. N.p., June 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2009.

Moore, Soloman . "Number of Life Terms Hits Record." The New York Times 22 July 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.

Hood, Roger G. Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective. Third Edition ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. 170. Print.

Liptak, Adam . "Does Death Penalty Save Lives? A New Debate." The New York Times 18 Nov. 2007. 170. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

RJA #12a: Progress Report

RJA #12b: Presentation Plan

RJA #12c: Introduction Check

RJA #11a: Introduction

RJA #11b: Visual Aids

RJA #11c: Thesis Statement Check

RJA #10a: Thesis Statement

RJA #10b: Argument

The cost to maintain an inmate for the rest of their lives is ridiculous and the people paying for it is you
-It costs $1,602,618.82 to sustain inmates sentenced to life every day.
-$584,955,869.30 yearly

Reduce overcrowding in prisons
-1/11 inmates serving life sentences

Menace to society
-common crime in life sentence is 82.1%
-commit violent, grotesque, and unethical crimes

Money could be spent for a better purpose
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RJA #9: Evaluation of Sources