individualized consideration prior to sentencing (Quarterly 245).

the individual character of the offender and the circumstances of the

Since the 1976 decision of Gregg v. Georgia, 670 people have been executed, while another 3,700 await execution. While these numbers seem startling, what is even more interesting is the race of the inmates who are on death row. While it might be assumed that Blacks and Hispanics would make up the majority of people on death row, the numbers prove otherwise. Since the death penalty was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, white inmates have made up the majority of those under the sentence of death (Bureau of Justice Statistics 2-3). Not only do white people make up the majority

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