Clayton E. Cramer
2009-10-13 18:29:43
There are more white people on death row than black people.
Well of course. Blacks are about 13% of the U.S. population. Blacks commit at least half of all murders in the U.S. What’s somewhat surprising is what a small fraction of those on Death Row are black. This may be because most murder is within race, and much of it is gang-related–and those aren’t easy cases to solve.
