Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national
attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the
years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led
the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The
vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has,
however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so
fervent in pursuing capital punishment? Has an aggressive death
penalty produced any benefits? Have dangerous criminals been
deterred? Have rights been trampled in the process and, most
importantly, have innocents been executed? These important
questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in
Texas during the Modern Era.
This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's
system of capital punishment in the modern era. Jon Sorensen and
Rocky Pilgrim use a wealth of information gathered from formerly
confidential prisoner records and a variety of statistical sources
to test and challenge traditional preconceptions concerning racial
bias, deterrence, guilt, and the application of capital punishment
in this state. The results of their balanced analysis may surprise
many who have followed the recent debate on this important
issue.
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