More white male death-row inmates than blacks. (survey) From: Jet | Date: December 26, 1994 | COPYRIGHT 1994 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

A recent survey of death-row inmates in U.S. prisons revealed that contrary to popular belief, there are more White men living on death row in our nation's prisons than Black men.

A survey by the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, USA Today, CNN and Gallup found that there are 2,948 inmates on death row. White men make up 49 percent of death-row inmates while Black men make up 40 percent of prisoners on death row.

Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, there have been 255 executions at JET press time--with a number of executions pending as 1994 comes ...

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