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Just Mercy: Chapter 15
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How does Walter's physical and mental condition change?
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Why is it challenging to find a nursing home to care for Walter?
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How did the terrorist attacks of September 11thimpact execution rates?
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What was unusual about Jimmy Dill's murder conviction?
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How was the Supreme Court case Baze vs. Rees relevant to the author and EJI's work?
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What was Jimmy Dill's mental condition?
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What mental illness is Walter diagnosed with?
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Just Mercy: Chapter 15 (Answer Key)
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How does Walter's physical and mental condition change?He declines very rapidly, despite being relatively young for this condition. He develops dementia and weakness. He can no longer care for himself (275-280).
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Why is it challenging to find a nursing home to care for Walter?Most facilities don't accept felons, even though Walter was innocent (276).
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How did the terrorist attacks of September 11thimpact execution rates?Execution rates had been declining but in the wake of 9/11, they increased. People were more fearful. Executions apparently made them feel safer (280).
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What was unusual about Jimmy Dill's murder conviction?He wasn't originally convicted of murder. The man he shot survived and went home to recover further. However, several months later, the victim's wife stopped caring for him and he became ill and died. Then Jimmy Dill was charged with murder (283).
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How was the Supreme Court case Baze vs. Rees relevant to the author and EJI's work?They were trying to question the constitutionality of lethal injection but the above court case ruled that there were no constitutional prohibitions on the procedure as it was being practiced. With the executions moving along again, EJI became even more i
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What was Jimmy Dill's mental condition?He had an intellectual disability, which should have prevented him from being sentenced to death (284).
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What mental illness is Walter diagnosed with?He is diagnosed with dementia.
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