The Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in Texas Rebekah Kopsky Kimi King, J.D./Ph.D.

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The Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in Texas Rebekah Kopsky Kimi King, J.D./Ph.D

Death Row Facts  Texas executes more people than any other state in America  Harris County sentences more people to death row than most states in America and some countries in the world.  Texas is one of the top three states in number of death row inmates  Average time on death row is 10 years

Distribution by County

Counties with more than 31

Gender of Victim by County MaleFemale

Death Row Inmates by Race

Death Row Inmates by Race Dallas County

Death Row Inmates by Race Tarrant County

Death Row Inmates by Race Bexar County

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