End the death penalty now!

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Know the Facts About Capital Punishment

http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts?gclid=CO6i4Oiqy8cCFRRlfgod8e4McQ

Capital punishment does not work. There is a wealth of mounting evidence that proves this fact.

The death penalty, both in the U.S. and around the world, is discriminatory and is used disproportionately against the poor, minorities and members of racial, ethnic and religious communities. Since humans are fallible, the risk of executing the innocent can never be eliminated.

Furthermore, the astronomical costs associated with putting a person on death row – including criminal investigations, lengthy trials and appeals – are leading many states to re-evaluate and re-consider having this flawed and unjust system on the books.

Learn more about death penalty statistics and key arguments:

Death Penalty Facts
Death Penalty Trends
Death Penalty and Innocence
Death Penalty Cost
Death Penalty and Race
Death Penalty and Arbitrariness
Death Penalty and Deterrence
Death Penalty and Mental illness

You can also find information about executions by state or method, or view the current schedule of executions in the U.S.

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/FactSheet.pdf
Death row inmates by race: Black = 42%


The Innocence Project

To date there have been 330 people exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/cases-false-imprisonment/front-page#c10=published&b_start=0&c4=Exonerated+by+DNA

Of the 10 on the first page of their list, 8 are people of color

Granted, the BLM movement is focused on police executions, because there are many more of them than there are executions by the state. But still, if you (or candidates you support) favor the death penalty, then you have no standing to say that black lives matter to you.