Tuesday
Jun012004
The Truth about the death penalty
Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at 07:38PM -Percent of death row that is African-American: 42.9%
-Percent of U.S. that is African-American: 12.8%
-Estimated cost of a death penalty trial: $2 million
-Amount that California could save per year by abolishing capital punishment: $90 million
-Cost in New Jersey in 1991 to impose the death penalty: $16 million
-Ratio of spending in Jasper County, Mississippi on one capital trial in 1995 to its spending on libraries: 5 to 1
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