Man Put To Death For 1989 Murder

[*michaelsean*]

(04-25-2018, 10:51 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I didn't include that number. Sentences commuted account for a separate 5%. 

Whatever it is when they switch from death penalty to life in prison.  The number of people on death row who have been exonerated is somewhere around 1.5%.  And 38% still seems ridiculously high unless I'm misunderstanding what you are saying.

Edit:There was a study on it that I can try to find. It was like 4.5% of people convicted of crimes are innocent. 1.5% for those with the death penalty. They think in that difference are people who have had their sentences lessened and therefore their case gets far less scrutiny which would account for the majority, and innocent people who have been executed.