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January 29, 2021

Crime Politics

The Case That Made Texas the Death Penalty Capital

Texas juries send people to death row by making predictions about future violence. Racial bias has often played a troubling role. In the 1970s, one Supreme Court case paved the way.

Maurice Chammah The Marshall Project Jan 2021 20min Permalink