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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Wonks find death sentence, lynching connection

States that sentence the most criminals to death also tend to be the states that had the most lynchings in the past, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that the number of death sentences for all criminals - Black and white - were higher in states with a history of lynchings. But the link was even stronger when only Black death sentences were analyzed.
Prof. Hex at 12:22 PM
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