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

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

2 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

3 Distribution by County

4 Counties with more than 31

5 Gender of Victim by County MaleFemale

6 Death Row Inmates by Race

7 Death Row Inmates by Race Dallas County

8 Death Row Inmates by Race Tarrant County

9 Death Row Inmates by Race Bexar County

10 References http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/deathrow.htm


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