Just Mercy essential vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. I am opposed to _______ punishment because sometimes innocent people are executed by mistake.
  2. 4. It is _____ to turn right on a red light, except in some cities or states.
  3. 5. The USA is the only country in the world that puts some _________ offenders in adult prisons.
  4. 7. The USA currently has over 2,600 people _________ to death.
  5. 11. The use of solitary __________ has been ruled cruel and unusual punishment by the United Nations.
  6. 13. The rates of __________ among black people are much higher than white.
  7. 15. ____________ staff are often stressed and dehumanized by their work.
  8. 16. The USA is the only Western country that uses the ________ penalty.
Down
  1. 1. The law is supposed to be ____ and treat everyone equally.
  2. 3. The _________ was successful, and the man was released from prison.
  3. 6. Some countries use hanging, stoning, or firing squad as methods of ____________.
  4. 8. She sought __________ from a lawyer recommended by a friend.
  5. 9. __________ is a stressful and traumatic experience that many people have difficulty dealing with.
  6. 10. The ___________ of black people by all-white juries has a long history in the USA.
  7. 12. We show _____ when we help the poor and needy.
  8. 14. Being on death ______ is stressful and traumatic, and many prisoners wait there for years.