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amnestymidwest: U.S. Death penalty fact: The death penalty disregards mental illness. The execution of those with mental illness or “the insane” is clearly prohibited by international law. In the USA, Constitutional protections for those with other forms of mental illness are minimal, however, and dozens of prisoners have been executed despite suffering from serious mental illness. Get the facts, visit our website for more information. And join us during Death Penalty Action Weeks. Click here for resources. That…that was not in the capital punishment part of my Psychology of Criminal Behavior class. D:

amnestymidwest:

U.S. Death penalty fact: The death penalty disregards mental illness. The execution of those with mental illness or “the insane” is clearly prohibited by international law. In the USA, Constitutional protections for those with other forms of mental illness are minimal, however, and dozens of prisoners have been executed despite suffering from serious mental illness.

Get the facts, visit our website for more information. And join us during Death Penalty Action Weeks. Click here for resources.

That…that was not in the capital punishment part of my Psychology of Criminal Behavior class.

D:

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