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Assignment:
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1. What does the Texas prison system look like today? Who oversees it?
2. From its establishment until the 1970s, what was the reputation of the Texas Prison system?
3. Why is the Ruiz v. Estelle case important?
4. How has the state dealt with the increasing need for more space to house inmates?
5. How does Texas' incarceration rate (prison population) compare to that of the United State? Other states?
6. For what are most prisoners in Texas incarcerated?
7. What portion of Texas prisoners are serving sentences for drug-related crimes? Has this portion increased or decreased over the past few years?
The Death Penalty
8. What are the key U.S. Supreme Court cases involving the death penalty
9. Do most states have the death penalty these days or not?
10. How does Texas compare to other states in terms of the number of prisoners it executes?
11. Do all states with the death penalty use the same method of execution? If not, what variations are there?
12. What methods of execution does Texas use?