ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > Death Penalty

A broken system: Error rates in capital cases, 1973-1995
Source: The Justice Project
Country: United States

"Many fear that capital trials put people on death row who don't belong there. Others say capital appeals take too long. This report ... suggests that both claims are correct." (2000)

Innocence and the death penalty: The increasing danger of executing the innocent
Source: Death Penalty Information Center
Author: Richard C. Dieter, Esq.
Country: United States

"The danger that innocent people will be executed because of errors in the criminal justice system is getting worse. A total of 69 people have been released from death row since 1973 after evidence of their innocence emerged. Twenty-one condemned inmates have been released since 1993, including seven from the state of Illinois alone." (7/97)

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