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TX: Study Finds Harris County Prosecutors Sought Death Penalty 3-4 Times More Often against Defendants of Color

TX: Study Finds Harris County Prosecutors Sought Death Penalty 3-4 Times More Often against Defendants of Color

by OpenFile | Mar 15, 2013 | Texas, The Open File Blog

University of Maryland Professor Ray Paternoster released a study on Wednesday demonstrating that between 1992 and 1999, the Harris County DA’s Office was over three times more likely to seek the death penalty against African American defendants and four times...

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