Jail time for most crimes is too short. We need tougher sentences to deter criminals from committing crimes.
Do you want to continued to be judged or treated unfairly because of your race?
My name is Elizabeth Whitehurst. I am a Junior at St. Thomas More High School. Hopefully, this letter will answer any questions about the death pen...
The death penalty should not be carried out when punishing people in the court of law. Capital punishment goes against the Eighth amendment, and be...
Criminal Injustice
In the U.S. right now, criminals are on death row, awaiting execution. I'm here to explain on why the death penalty is wrong and unconstitutional, ...
The flawed system of capital punishment in our country should be abolished because the price of one's life isn't necessary to punish someone for mu...
Dear Next President, Will you reform the Justice System? Shouldn't everyone have justice? The haves AND the have-nots? Listen to this Hamilton-insp...
The Death Penalty can harm the guilty as well as the innocent. End the Death Penalty.
This piece is about suggesting solutions for 3 major problems in the U.S.
My letter to the next President.
Gang Violence
The Law system oppresses blacks and people of color. Police shoot first and ask questions latter and this needs to stop because innocent lives are ...
Death Penalty
Criminal justice is not equal for all races.
The death penalty has become a controversial issue in the United States. I believe that this outdated practice should be abolished forever.
Many people walk the streets that we do, including juveniles. When Kids want to commit adult crimes they should be tried and sentenced as adults. J...
I am against the death penalty. It is cruel punishment and we should not punish murder with murder.
Letter To The Future President Of The United States Of America
I think the death penalty should be more strict.
Institutional Racism in the U.S.
Death penalty is inhumane.
Why the death penalty should be illegal.
Prisons in the United States are cruel and undemocratic. They take people's votes, right to government assistance, ability to land a job, and explo...
Racism and prejudice run wild in our criminal justice system, and it needs to be fixed.
We need more laws to ensure guns don't end up in the wrong hands.
What Are We Coming To?
Dear Future President,
I think the problem is that only few states have it.
Discusses the pros and cons of the death penalty and why it should be abolished in the United States.
Death penalties are an issue in the US. Everyone should be able to live no matter the circumstances. The government should be against it because of...
Please bring back justice the death penalty.
An argument for the abolition of Capital Punishment. It doesn't deter crime, it is expensive, and it is inhumane.
Banning guns goes against the Second Amendment. The Constitution was formed for the purpose of protecting and freeing the American people. If we ta...
No race should be superior to another, therefore the system needs to change.
Why the death penalty should be more common
The Death Penalty is Wrong
Capital punishment is just an excuse we make so that we can take revenge. Killing is a huge step backwards for mankind. Therefore, the death penalt...
The death penalty should be illegal.
The Death penalty should be looked upon and resolved.
Many things about our criminal justice system are driving me crazy!!! From unequal sentencing to a poor rehabilitation programs, not to mention lim...
African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population and are incarcerated at nearly six times the rat...
This is a broken system and is cruel to those sentenced and to their families.
I have written this to discuss the issue of sexual assault, and the aid and justice (or lack thereof) that is given to the victims.
Men should have more respect for women and should raise their sons to have respect too.
My view on poverty, and the great ripple effect that it causes.
The Death Penalty is a big issue and should be put in place to help prevent crime.
Donald Trump has expressed his opinion many times regarding capital punishment, and here's my response...
Immigrants should face harsher punishments.
The death penalty needs to be eliminated.
The criminal justice system in this country needs to be improved!
Dear Future President, My name is Melina. I am an eighth grade student at a school in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. The United States still us...
There are too many injustices in the criminal justice system for American citizens to truly be safe.
Why the death penalty should be abolished.
If everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, why do we still practice the death penalty.
The rising reports of police brutality towards minorities (especially African-Americans) has reached critical condition. I speak on the matter of d...
The American justice system should be restructured to prioritize crimes in order of seriousness, and have pre-determined jail times for each crime.
"What purpose does the death penalty serve in a blossoming society?"
This letter focuses upon the issues of the death penalty in America and why it should be a legal transition to punish criminals who have committed ...
The court room is a very intense place with different systems and procedures to help it run functionally. With the increasing rate of incarceration...
My letter is about the Death Penalty, and I believe that it needs to be reformed.
Capital Punishment should be legal in all fifty states for serial killers and crimes without explanation
In many cases, capital punishment is unjust because many people are falsely accused and some not treated equally due to the circumstances of how t...
We need to review the death penalty.
I'm writing about death penalty sentence because people who get it might have not done the crime.
This letter is concerning the issues of the death penalty
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere. "
There should be no curfews in all cities in the United States
There are human rights everyone is born with, yet many people live their lives without them because of the color of their skin. Everyone deserves t...
The government should not have the right to kill anyone in this country. The people that harm others should get a punishment not a "way out".
Criminal justice issues in the U.S. Police are killing innocent people, it makes a lot of Black/Hispanic die in this country.
The Death Penalty
Executing criminals that convicted the most violent crimes should not be put to death; Therefore it should not be a form of punishment. ...
This letter details the problems with criminal justice system of America and other problems that follow because of it.
Racial Profiling is a problem that needs to be solved
Dear Mr/Madam President the death penalty is an issue that is highly disputed in the US. While there are many people for it, there is also a large...
The criminal Justice system is injust and needs to be fixed for the better of the country.
State funded prisons cost a lot to upkeep.
I think the death penalty should abolished in all states because its a waste of money and a waste of time that doesn't serve justice for the victim...
Dear Next President: This infographic illustrates many examples of the inconsistencies and bias in our criminal justice system. As the next preside...
Dear Next President: How much money is the United States spending on incarceration? How could the money be spent? This infographic should give you ...
Death Penalty issue
If we don't improve the North Carolina Judicial System, how many lives will be affected in a negative way?
Black lives matter
Is the rapid growth over imprisonment something we should be worried about, and are they preparing those within the system for reinsertion into soc...
How can the death penalty be legal in 2016?
The lack of the death penalty and increasing crime rate are issues that need attention. Crime rates in the last ten years have decreased, but not ...
Dear Next President: Is this really justice? Discrimination by race is unjust. How will you work during your presidency to change these injustices?
The death penalty is worse than life in prison, because it isn't economically sound.
Racism in the criminal justice system is flipping a system meant to protect our citizens. It's creating an unsafe environment for entire races of p...
My opinion about the death penalty.
it not fear
The effects of mass incarceration in my neighborhood.
The death penalty in the United States needs to be abolished. It serves no real justice to the community. We as a country need to re-think this pun...
The Death Penalty is unconstitutional.
This letter outlines the complexity of the death penalty in the U.S and why it may not be as simple as it seems it should be.
Many states have banned the Death Penalty, which takes away from the justice system. Why? read on...
Is it really fair to kill criminals when some are proven innocent? If we kill them are we really any more morally correct than those who committed...
