... by electrocution in 1991, ruling that racial disparities in the death penalty were not a violation of one's Constitutional right of "equal protection of the law."(www.aclu.org page 1) In Stanford vs. Kentucky, and Wilkins vs. Missouri, challenged the Juvenile laws in Kentucky and Missouri. They were both convicted of murder when they were under age, but were tried as adults ... : 1876 whites, 1406 blacks, 28 American Indians, 17 Asians, and 8 of other races. There were 283 Hispanic prisoners(http://www.ojp. usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/press/cp97.pr). Also a 1985 University of North Carolina study ...

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