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From the quaint rural communities of the South to the bustling urban centers of the North, race affects America's death penalty system in unsettling ways. RACE TO EXECUTION follows the haunting stories of two death row inmates, exposing the role race plays in who lives and who dies at the hands of the state.
RACE TO EXECUTION premieres Tuesday, March 27 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Terrence Howard, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. Visit the Web site fo
r more: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/racetoexecution/


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The Death Penalty ... ( 1 year ago by cctcvfd)
The Death Penalty is wrong. Why do people think black people are more likley to commit a crime? Looking at statistics, maybe. But There are alot of Trashy cocasians who are worse.
I think we should ... ( 1 year ago by cctcvfd)
I think we should let all the criminals ROT away in prison, rather than execute them.
shut up nigga ( 1 year ago by jakewamboldjr)
shut up nigga
jk jk, chill out, ( 1 year ago by jakewamboldjr)
jk jk, chill out,
Just ban firearms ... ( 1 year ago by IvanAstronaut)
Just ban firearms you drongos or does the firearm industry hold your goolys
Your point is ... ( 10 months ago by IvanAstronaut)
Your point is relevant and understood but it would help if guns were banned and confiscated.
The united states ... ( 7 months ago by cycimian)
The united states leads the world with the most prisons, And is currently building more prisons, People bitch about China , But look at your daily news, Killing someone is a merit badge to some of these bad azzes,Boxing them for life a real hell on earth for them to endure, box them in crates and stack them high and when we cant stack anymore start a new pile,
Yah, it will ... ( 7 months ago by mst3k4evur)
Yah, it will dissarm law-abiding people. Tell me this, did banning cocaine make it go away?
"Blacks are more ... ( 7 months ago by mst3k4evur)
"Blacks are more likely to go to jail, because Blacks are more likely to be targeted by the police."
Then how do you explain most death row inmates being white males?
If race is the ... ( 7 months ago by mst3k4evur)
If race is the deciding factor in the justice system, making the death penalty wrong, shouldn't we get rid of prisons too?
Race is a factor? ... ( 3 weeks ago by mst3k4evur)
Race is a factor? Most of the Blacks on my states death row are there for killing other minorities. Typical BS.



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