Death Penalty and Sentencing Information by Dudley Sharp

1. 37% of death row cases have been overturned since 1973 due to appeals.

2. 69 innocent death row members have been released since 1973.

3. There is no proof that an innocent person has been executed since 1900.

4. Opponents of the death penalty say that 23 innocent people have been executed. However, this has never been proven.

5. A main strategy of death penalty opponents is using propaganda to provoke race and class issues.

6. In 1994, the average education level of death row inmates was 12th grade.

7. The ratio of men to women on death row and executed is 68:1.

8. There are at least 28 procedures necessary in reaching a death sentence.

9. To recieve the death penalty, each of the 12 jurors must agree with the prosecution in each of five specific areas.

10. Most Christian leaders in America have released statements opposing the death penalty.