Knowing The Numbers

From 1973 to 2013, 8,466 sentences of death were handed down by U.S. courts, and 1,359 individuals were executed — only 16 percent. Even excluding those who remained on death row as of 2013, only about 24 percent of condemned inmates have been executed. Those sentenced to death are almost three times as likely to see their death sentence overturned on appeal and to be resentenced to a lesser penalty than they are to be executed.

During that same time frame from 1973-2021; there have been 377 people on death row in Oklahoma, excluding the 45 people that are currently on death row this leaves us with 322 people. Out of that number, only 112 have been executed in this 48-year time period, 33%…🤔

Out of that 377, 189 (50%) have been reverse by the court …🤔

At which point does fiscal responsibility & accountability kick in…🤔

Fiscal accountability refers to appropriate spending of public funds in a lawful way with proper accounting. Process accountability requires the agencies to carry out the policies and programs in intended ways. Program accountability requires that programs or policies produce the results or changes intended…🤔

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