Black Death Row Inmates Suffer Botched Executions More: Data [Video]

Most of us know of the myriad of studies that show racial disparities exist in virtually all aspects of America’s criminal justice system. From arrests to sentencing to racial profiling to over-policing, it has been shown over and over again that Black people routinely get the short end of the “justice” stick once their fates are in the hands of legal authorities.

Well, a recent study now indicates that Black death row inmates are even disproportionately vulnerable to being victimized by botched executions.

MORE: Black People Experienced Botched Lethal Injections At Higher Rates, New Study Finds

Researchers for legal action nonprofit organization Reprieve recently released a study that analyzed conducted and attempted lethal injection procedures that had been recorded over the last 50 years.

From Mass Live:

They found that race significantly increases the odds of a botched execution, with Black people having 220 percent higher chances of experiencing one than white …