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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > death row inmates
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > death row inmates
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > death row inmates
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > death row inmates
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > prisoners > death row inmates
contexts > named groups > persons > prisoners > death row inmates
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prisoners > death row inmates

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death row inmates  

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  • Capital punishment, or the use of death as the sentence to be carried out when someone has been convicted of a crime, is the harshest and most controversial sanction known to humankind. The use of the death penalty dates back to earliest civilizations, with the crucifixion of Christ being but one example. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment; Death Row Inmates]

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