The United States Bureau of Prisons handles two hundred and thirty-nine juveniles and their average age is seventeen. Execution of juveniles, The United States is one of only six countries to execute juveniles. There are sixty-eight juveniles sitting on death row for crimes committed as juveniles. ...

Introduction This morning more than 20,000 Australians will wake up in a prison cell. What will their day bring? In Australia a person over the age of 18 who offends or who is apprehended for allegedly doing so, is dealt with in the adult criminal justice system. Once convicted the prisoner c...

Capital Punishment? The question as to whether the state has the right to execute a person found guilty of murder has been debated at length for decades. As with the subject of abortion, it is one of the most controversial topics of discussion in our country today. According to the website rel...