One in 10 Death Row Inmates Are Veterans

November 11, 2015 at 2:46 PM

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By Mark Berman via The Washington Post

One-tenth of those who currently on death row in the United States are military veterans, including some with post-traumatic stress disorder that was not factored into their sentences, according to a new report released on the eve of Veterans Day.

This report arrives as the country’s use of the death penalty is simultaneously declining and facing increased scrutiny, something that has been argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and on the presidential campaign trail this year.

While it is not known exactly how many veterans have been sentenced to death, the report released Tuesday by the Death Penalty Information Center says that about 300 of the country’s more than 3,000 death-row inmates have served in the military. Read more

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One thought on “One in 10 Death Row Inmates Are Veterans”

  1. Whether veterans or not the death penalty is tantamount to pre -meditated murder. Incarceration yes but years of it before the barbaric act is loathsome and detestable.

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