“What you do to these men on California's Death Row, you do to God.” MenCaliforniaDeath PenaltyDeath Row Author:Mother Teresa
“Since 1957, black people have experienced double-digit unemployment - in good times and bad times. Look at the population of African Americans in prison. They represent more than half the population of prisoners in the country, 55 percent of those on death row” PeopleLooksCountryBlackHalfPercentPrisonPopulationAfrican AmericanGood TimesPrisonerBlack PeopleUnemploymentBad TimesDeath RowGood Times And Bad Times Author:Danny Glover
“But I really think it's a very unfortunate part of our judicial system and I would feel much, much better if more states would really consider whether they think the benefits outweigh the very serious potential injustice, because in these cases the emotions are very, very high on both sides and to have stakes as high as you do in these cases, there is a special potential for error. We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years a disturbing number of inmates on death row have been exonerated.” IfsThinkingFeelsYearsHas BeensStatesFactsSidesNumbersEmotionCasesSpecialSeriousBenefitsErrorsInjusticeStakesUnfortunateBoth SidesDisturbingJudicialInmatesDeath RowJudicial System Author:John Paul Stevens
“I don't think there's any words in the English language to explain what it's -what it's like to- to sit on Texas death row and your thoughts are laying on that gurney, convicted but innocent and being put to death.” ThinkingLanguageInnocentTexasEnglish LanguageDeath PenaltyDeath Row Author:Kerry Max Cook
“Bass! How low can you go? Death row...what a brother know. Once again, back is the incredible, The rhyme animal, the uncannable "D!" Public Enemy Number One. Five-O said, "Freeze!" and I got numb. Can I tell 'em that I really never had a gun? But it's the wax that the Terminator X spun.” KnowsSaidAnimalNumbersEnemyFiveBrotherLowsGunIncrediblesHip HopRapEmsRhymeBassFreezeNumbSpunDeath RowPublic Enemies Author:Chuck D
“I am a child of America. If ever I'm sent to Death Row for my revolutionary 'crimes,' I'll order as my last meal: a hamburger, french fries, and a coke.” IfsChildrenLastsAmericaOrderCrimeRevolutionaryMealsCokeHamburgersFriesFrench FriesDeath Row Author:Jerry Rubin
“Our capitol punishment system is haunted by the demon of error- error in determining guilt, error in determining who among the guilty deserves to die... The legislation couldn't reform it. Lawmakers won't repeal it. I won't stand for it. I had to act... I am commuting the sentences of all death row inmates.” DiesAnimalDeserveGuiltErrorsSentencesPunishmentGuiltyReformDemonAnimal RightsLegislationCapitolInmatesLawmakersDeath RowCommuting Author:George Ryan
“If masturbation is a crime then I should be on death row.” IfsShouldCrimeMasturbationDeath Row Author:Jeremy Piven
“Someone asked me, 'Do you pray for the dead?' I said, 'No, I preach to them! I think every pew in every church is death row. Think about that! They're dead! They sing about God; they talk about God, but they're dead! They have no living relationship (with God).” ThinkingSaidChurchPrayingRelationship With GodDeath Row Author:Leonard Ravenhill
“USA Today reports that the number of death row executions this year has hit a 35-year low. They attribute that to DNA evidence clearing more people and the fact that Rick Perry has been on the road campaigning.” PeopleYearsHas BeensFactsTodayNumbersLowsEvidenceUsaReportsAttributesExecutionDnaClearingCampaigningDeath RowDna Evidence Author:Jay Leno
“The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.” YearsKidsLastsWifeDrinkToughBrokeNecksLast YearExesTough TimesEx WifeDeath RowPneumonia Author:Paul Gascoigne
“Heaven's full of astronauts and the Lord's on death row.” RealityHeavenLordAstronautDeath Row Author:Joni Mitchell