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| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
YES. However, this state will need to redefine its definition of mental retardation to conform to the recent United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia, which held that it is a violation of the United States Constitution to execute persons with an IQ of less than 70. |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
18 |
| Number
on Death Row: |
40 |
| Executions
Since 1976: |
9 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
27 white (67%), 13 black (33%) |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
86% white, 8% black, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
NO |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
75% |
| Murder
Rate: |
7.7 per 100,000 (ranked 15th out of 51) |
| Governor: |
Frank O'Bannon, (Democrat),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
57% Bush, 41% Gore, 1% Nader (write-in) |
| Public
Opinion on the Death Penalty: |
Unknown |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Bloomington, Indiana Chapter (Bloomington)
Ancilla Domini Sisters, Inc. (Donaldson)
Bethlehem United Church of Christ Church, Church in Society Committee (Evansville)
Carmelite Monastery (Indianapolis)
Columbus Peace Fellowship/Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) (Columbus)
Concerned Clergy, Inc.
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent dePaul, East Central Province (Evansville)
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Huntington Chapter (Huntington)
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), North Manchester (N. Manchester)
Indiana Citizens to Abolish Capital Punishment (Indianapolis)
Indianapolis Star
Love Over Vengeance/Empathy (Michigan City)
Northern Indiana Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (Michigan City)
Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters (Huntington)
Sisters of St. Benedict (Ferdinand)
Sisters of St. Francis, General Council (Oldenberg)
St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA), Congregational Council (Bloomington)
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Brown County (Nashville)
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| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of Indiana
1031 E. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Sheila Kennedy-contact
317-635-4056-(day)
[email protected] -e-mail
www.iclu.org
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator*
Karen Burkhart-contact
317-839-1618--(day)
[email protected]
Indiana Citizens to Abolish Capital Punishment (ICACP)*
P.O. Box 55033
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Charles Kafoure or Emily Marroquin-contacts
317-466-7128--(day)
[email protected] -e-mail
www.icacp.org
LOV(E) {Love Over Vengeance}
P.O. Box 2151
Michigan City, IN 46361
Bevery Miller-contact
219-879-4146-(phone)
[email protected]
www.onelist.com/community/drinlove |
| Clemency: |
The Governor on the advice of the Parole Board has the power to grant clemency. The Governor needs a favourable recommendation of the Board to be able to grant clemency. The Governor, however, is not bound by the favourable recommendation. |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Judge. However, this state must comply with the recent United States Supreme Court decision, Ring v. Arizona, which states that it is unconstitutional to allow judges to increase jury sentences from life imprisonment to death. |
| Method
of Execution: |
Indiana authorizes lethal injection. The state switched from electrocution in 1995. |
