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anyone who thinks this level of racism is a fluke clearly isn’t aware of the history of the death penalty, which is evidence that our legal system (among many other systems) intentionally disadvantages & kills POC, especially black people. thread:
1st, I’m not at all qualified to speak on the pain & trauma black people face every day. there are a lot of other resources that can speak more to that. but I am qualified to share info about capital punishment. so here’s some resources I’ve picked up if you want to know more:
among the most thorough resources accessible is the Death Penalty Information Center ( @DPInfoCtr). they post in-depth research, execution schedules & history, & other valuable information/infographics. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org
here is DPIC’s fact sheet: https://files.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/pdf/FactSheet.f1589982643.pdf
and here is DPIC’s page on capital punishment’s race disparity https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/race
and here is DPIC’s page on capital punishment’s race disparity https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/race
next is the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty ( @ncadp), a group that works tirelessly to advocate for those on death row while educating the public. I interned here briefly & can speak to their genuine efforts to end capital punishment.
http://ncadp.org
http://ncadp.org
here are NCADP’s resources on racial bias, which is full of links to help you navigate the site’s various blog posts & articles: http://www.ncadp.org/pages/racial-bias
& here is a list of recommended books they provided if you’d like some heftier reading: http://www.ncadp.org/blog/entry/ncadp-recommends-2018-suggested-reading-list
& here is a list of recommended books they provided if you’d like some heftier reading: http://www.ncadp.org/blog/entry/ncadp-recommends-2018-suggested-reading-list
then there is the Marshall Project ( @MarshallProj), which generally reports on the criminal justice system. more relevantly to this thread, tho, they created The Next to Die ( @thenexttodie) which gives a detailed history & up-to-date schedule of executions https://www.themarshallproject.org/next-to-die
