[digger48]

Anybody know the stats on race and the death penalty?

We always hear it is unfair to blacks, but I never see any statistics to prove it.

[Firefigher NC]

I had a sociology class where they said the majority race on death row is black. You'd have to contrive a crazy conspiracy theory to explain how this is a result of racism. However, that fact alone seems enough for some to assume it's a result of it.

[CarrotAndStick]

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/9563ACDCD7B6193F652570C40015FF34?OpenDocument

Since 1976, 58 per cent of those executed in the US were white while 34 per cent were black, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

[LauraleeBraswell]

They never tell you that most of the blacks on death row are there for killing OTHER blacks. For some reason, people tend to kill those of the same race.