Death Trap
June, 1995
capital punishment is reserved for poor southern blacks--and for states stupid enough to foot the huge billEverybody loves the death penalty. Politicians fall all over themselves in attempts to apply it to an evergrowing list of crimes. Even Bill Clinton pushed through a crime bill last year that added more than 50 new federal crimes carrying the death sentence.Despite this enthusiasm, few murderers die. Since the Supreme Court declared the death penalty constitutional in 1976, 37 states have ap...
