Death Penalty in the USA As of 2000 over 6000 executions had occurred since the judicial moratorium US executing offenders at a rate not seen since the 1950s In Texas average of one execution every week More than 4000 inmates on death row Most recent acts of congress have extended reach of capital punishment At the same time should not ignore anti-death penalty sentiment In ' land of the free criminal justice system is one of the most severe in the western worldDeath Penalty in the USA – As of 2000 over 6000 executions had occurred since the judicial moratorium. – US executing offenders at a rate not seen since the 1950s. • In Texas average of one execution every week • More than 4000 inmates on death row • Most recent acts of congress have extended reach of capital punishment • At the same time should not ignore anti-death penalty sentiment. – In ‘land of the free’ criminal justice system is one of the most severe in the western world