Discuss the historical overview of the death penalty. Rely on historical court case to outline an overview of the history of the death penalty. Discuss the relationship between race and the death penalty. Research and discuss programs that work towards releasing those that are innocent, from corrections. Please refer to all material from module 3; your readings, lecture notes, the videos for review, the websites, etc. to answer and discuss the following questions:
- In the overview, please describe the significance of Furman v. Georgia, Gregg v. Georgia and McCleskey v. Kemp.
- What is the historical overview of race and the death penalty?
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