8th amendment review

Question 1

How many states have the Death Penalty?

Answer 1

27 states

Question 2

How many on Death Row in Kansas? Last execution?

Answer 2

44 prisoner on death row
1965 was the last execution

Question 3

5 Methods - what method is most common today?

Answer 3

Lethal injection, electrocution, hanging, shooting, beheading
Lethal injection is the most common used

Question 4

Case of Caryl Chessman (1948) - what was significant about this case?

Answer 4

Showed how slow the us death penalty process can be

Question 5

Furman vs Georgia (1972) - what decision did the Supreme Court make?

Answer 5

Declared the death penalty unconstitutional under the 8th admendment

Question 6

Gregg vs Georgia (1976) - why was this case important?

Answer 6

Made death penalty legal again in the United states

Question 7

When did Kansas bring the Death Penalty back?

Answer 7

1994

Question 8

What is the Death Penalty law in Kansas?

Answer 8

Death penalty by lethal injection as a sentencing option for offenders 18 years of age and older who are convicted of capital murder

Question 9

Know each of the following Death Penalty cases:

Answer 9

NC exacted legislation that made the death penalty mandatory for all convicted first-degree murderers

Question 10

What method of execution has the highest percentage of botched executions? Which has the lowest?

Answer 10

Lethal injection is the highest with 7.12%
Firing squad is the lowest with 0%

Question 11

Describe what solitary confinement is like for a prisoner in the United States

Answer 11

Isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell with little to no contact with other inmates. They are in their cell 22-24 hours a day (confinement). The cell is the size of a parking space/elevator and they can only leave the cell for exercise, showers, and medical needs.

Question 12

Approximately how many people are in solitary confinement in the United States?

Answer 12

80,000

Question 13

The United Nations considers solitary confinement “torture” after how many days?

Answer 13

15 days

Question 14

How many federal prisons in the United States?

Answer 14

122

Question 15

How many state prisons are there in Kansas? How many state prisons nationwide? How many prisoners are being held in Kansas?

Answer 15

Kansas has 9 state prisons. There are 10360 prisoners in ks.

Question 16

Which prison is the oldest and largest in Kansas?

Answer 16

Lansing

Question 17

Which prison houses death row prisoners?

Answer 17

El Dorado or Lancing

Question 18

Which prison carries out executions in Kansas (if there ever is one)?

Answer 18

Lansing

Question 19

In which city would you find the women’s prison in Kansas?

Answer 19

Topeka

Question 20

In which city would you find the mental health prison in Kansas?

Answer 20

Larned

Question 21

Which city is home to the state’s work release program for male prisoners?

Answer 21

Wichita

Question 22

What does Kansas spend per prisoner each year? What is the total amount spent in Kansas on prisons each year? (2021)

Answer 22

$30,000 for each prisoner and $250 million to run prison

Question 23

Explain 3 ways private prisons operate in the United States

Answer 23

Hire private company to run prisons
Own prisons its their property but they rent out space
Provide services (maintenance, food, and security)

Question 24

What percentage of prisoners incarcerated in the United States are in private prisons?

Answer 24

8%