47% say the Death Penalty is applied fairly in the U.S.

Gallup, 2023

But facts, data and statistics undeniably prove otherwise.

30% of the entire national death-row population as of January 2020 was sentenced to death in just 10 counties.

Irrelevant factors such as race, poverty, and geography still seem to determine who is sentenced to death.

- Death Penalty Information Center, Arbitrariness

How can the Death Penalty Information Center change the discourse on the death penalty and encourage people to be more informed?

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If there’s one thing I could put my finger on, it’s that educating people about all of these issues is the most important first step.