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Dean Cannon stated on January 19, 2011 in comments to reporters.:

"The number of inmates since 2000 on death row dying of natural causes has now surpassed the number of inmates executed."

By Aaron Sharockman• January 25, 2011

American Civil Liberties Union of Florida stated on May 27, 2014 in a news release:

Florida has "the most errors and exonerations from death row."

By Amy Sherman• June 2, 2014

Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad:

Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."

By Eric Litke• March 30, 2021

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 13, 2022 in a television ad:

Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.

By Paul Specht• May 25, 2022

Instagram posts stated on May 22, 2018 in an online meme:

Says a young Texas rapper charged with capital crimes faces the death penalty but the alleged Santa Fe High School shooter faces prison and then parole after 40 years.

By W. Gardner Selby• May 23, 2018

Yes On 62 campaign to abolish California's death penalty stated on August 01, 2016 in a twitter image:

"California is home to the largest death row population in the Western Hemisphere."

By Chris Nichols• August 12, 2016

Randolph Bracy stated on April 04, 2017 in in a New York Times op-ed:

"African-Americans are grossly overrepresented on Florida’s death row."

By Amy Sherman• April 17, 2017

Van Jones stated on May 04, 2014 in a roundtable on ABC's "This Week":

In some states, African-Americans are three times more likely to be sentenced to death than whites for the same crime.

By Katie Sanders• May 7, 2014

Sacramento Bee Editorial Board stated on February 06, 2013 in an editorial.:

Says Texas ranks first in executions among the states.

By W. Gardner Selby• February 8, 2013

Gavin Newsom stated on March 13, 2019 in a news conference:

California has "the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere, the largest death row in the United States of America — two times the size of the next largest state: Florida."

By Chris Nichols• March 13, 2019

Tariq El-Shabazz stated on April 28, 2017 in In a statement responding to a news article:

"In my 30 year career including dozens of capital cases, not a single client of mine has ever been sentenced to death."

By Mark Dent• May 2, 2017

Geraldine Thompson stated on April 15, 2011 in comments made on the House floor.:

"The facts show that approximately 40 persons on death row have had all of their appellate review completed and await only the governor's signature on a death warrant to end the case."

By Aaron Sharockman• April 20, 2011

David Frum stated on June 03, 2014 in in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher":

"We’ve seen a remarkable reduction in the number of Americans being executed -- it’s down nearly two-thirds over the past generation."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 3, 2014

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on June 14, 2022 in a political ad:

Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.

By Paul Specht• July 7, 2022

Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet:

"More than half of death row prisoners are people of color."

By D.L. Davis• October 1, 2019

Gary Johnson stated on September 19, 2011 in a meeting with the Nashua "Telegraph" editorial board:

"It costs more money to put a person on death row than it does to lock them up for the rest of their lives because of attorney fees."

By Jon Greenberg• September 29, 2011

Richard Corcoran stated on July 03, 2017 in a tweet:

Says Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Milton Hirsch "is constantly overturned."

By Amy Sherman• July 11, 2017

Jeb Bush stated on January 24, 2016 in a post on Medium:

"My two appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, Raul Cantero and Kenneth Bell, have earned reputations as its most consistent conservatives."

By Louis Jacobson• February 10, 2016

Jack Posobiec stated on August 01, 2023 in a tweet:

Judge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”

By Madison Czopek• August 2, 2023

AmericanNews.com stated on November 02, 2014 in a web post:

"Congress Approves Bill Offering Free Cars To Welfare Recipients."

By Lauren Burns• November 17, 2014

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