Re:Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration
by rhino369 on Tuesday September 15, 2015 @05:17PM
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There are too many poor whites for the impact of lawyers to be that bad.
But the number of death sentences in Alabama isn't large. ~250 since 1980. The percentage of murders that are white on black is about 3% of all murders. And white men murder women about 30% of time they commit murder. So we are talking about probably 1-2% of all murders are white male on black female.
So you'd only expect 2-5 white people on death row in Alabama for murdering a black woman. That is way way way too small of a sample size to make bold claims on.
Though, I'm pretty damn sure racism has an impact on sentencing.
But the number of death sentences in Alabama isn't large. ~250 since 1980. The percentage of murders that are white on black is about 3% of all murders. And white men murder women about 30% of time they commit murder. So we are talking about probably 1-2% of all murders are white male on black female.
So you'd only expect 2-5 white people on death row in Alabama for murdering a black woman. That is way way way too small of a sample size to make bold claims on.
Though, I'm pretty damn sure racism has an impact on sentencing.