Step-by-step explanation:
The incarceration rate has gone up due to increase in population and increase in gender equality. Female populations are more likely to become incarcerated than before. For the execution part, more and more people are starting to see the death penalty and its following executions to be seen as "cruel and unusual punishment." along with the cost of a death penalty sentencing compared to life in prison, judges are opting more for other alternatives besides death penalty. This could signal a potential change in punishment philosophy, with death penalty potentially going away in the future.