Types of Punishment: Prison and Capital Punishment

• What is prison reserved for?

  Serious crimes
• What is the main punishment associated with prison?

  Loss of freedom
• How do prisoners differ from ordinary people in their daily lives?

  Prisoners have no choice over their days
• What are the Christian beliefs regarding prison?

  • Accept prison for serious offenses
  • Aim for education and reform of prisoners
  • Support for counseling, drug therapies, and education while incarcerated
• How do Muslims view prison under Shariah law?

  • Used differently than in other legal systems
  • Less focus on reform
  • Often used while awaiting punishment or trial
  • Punishment is usually corporal
• What is capital punishment also known as?

  Death penalty
• What does capital punishment entail?

  A prisoner is put to death for crimes
• What is the sanctity of life according to religious beliefs?

  All life is holy and created by God
• When was the death penalty abolished in the UK?

  1965
• What are some forms of capital punishment today?

  Lethal injection, electric chair, gas chamber
• What do some Christians believe about capital punishment?

  Support it based on "an eye for an eye"
• Why do some life prisoners prefer death over solitary confinement?

  They find solitary confinement inhumane
• What do Muslims believe about forgiveness in relation to capital punishment?

  Forgiveness is preferable to execution
• For what types of crimes is the death penalty often used in Islamic countries?

  Murder, adultery, rape