While murder tends to be intraracial, the death penalty is imposed more often on convicted murderers when their victims are white.

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Numerous studies have shown that there is a racial bias in the application of the death penalty in the United States. A majority of those on death row are people of color, and those who kill white victims are more likely to receive the death penalty than those who kill victims of other races.

While Murder Tends to Be Intraracial, the Death Penalty Is