Statement by Shari Silberstein, Executive Director of Equal Justice USA:
“Despite substantial evidence that the death penalty is overrun by racism and the process preys upon the poor and those struggling with trauma, the federal government has made a choice to begin executing again. Executions and death sentences are at historic lows because, as a country, we have seen all that is wrong with equating justice to killing. Given that trend, the federal government’s decision today is all the more confounding.”
Contact: Patrick Egan, 718-801-8948, patricke@ejusa.org
