Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

have public legal counsel are at a 35% chance to receive the death penalty. Criminals who receive the death penalty are also at a disadvantage because of their education level, and the education level of an offender can have consequences on income. In a study done by National Demographic data, it was found that, “That 52.3% of death row inmates did not finish high school and 12.7% attended only to the eighth grade or less.” Education levels of most death row inmates are low, thus not allowing these people access to high end jobs. In the year 2000 it was shown that the criminals on death row had low education levels, “A little over 50% were not high school graduates, compared to 15.5% of the general adult population…and less than 10% attended some college, in …show more content…
Lower class citizens do not have the same opportunities in the court room as those with money do, and this system resembles the separate but equal slogan of the Jim Crow era. Most criminals cannot finance their own lawyer, so a state appointed attorney is brought in. These lawyer’s compensation is very low, which can determine the effectiveness they have in court, “Poor compensation almost inevitably means that only inexperienced and ill-prepared lawyers will be available…Not surprisingly…the inexperienced and inexpert counsel who handle many of the cases frequently conduct inadequate factual investigations.” Lower class people with little money, who need representation in court, are more likely to fall victim to the court system because of their appointed lawyer who has inadequate skills. The death penalty continues to prey upon the poor and the lower class, while states impose their