Our Own Angel of Death: Texas on Top
by Alejandro Esquino Gomez on Sep 30, 2014 | Views: 165 | Score: 1
# of people executed since 1976 | |
---|---|
Texas | 515 |
Oklahoma | 111 |
Virginia | 110 |
Florida | 86 |
Missouri | 74 |
Sources:
cnn.com
# of people executed since 1976 | |
---|---|
Texas | 515 |
Oklahoma | 111 |
Virginia | 110 |
Florida | 86 |
Missouri | 74 |
Texas executes a ridiculous amount of people, averaging 13.5 executions a year. There are four states that have only executed 1 person since 1976 (New Mexico, Colorado, Connecticut, and Wyoming). As a note, I am disappointed that states continue using the death penalty when there is proof that innocent people have been killed and others not yet killed, falsely convicted.