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| Death
Penalty: |
YES |
| Prohibit
Execution of the Mentally Retarded: |
NO. However, this state must draft legislation with clear and unambiguous language prohibiting executions of persons with an IQ of less than 70 in order to reflect the recent United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia, which held that such executions are unconstitutional. |
| Life
Without Parole: |
YES |
| Minimum
Age to Eligible for the Death Penalty: |
16 (3 juveniles on death row) |
| Number
on Death Row: |
97 |
| Executions
Since 1976: |
27 |
| Race
of Defendants: |
67 black (69%), 27 white (28%), 2 Latino/a (2%), 1 Asian (1%) |
| Racial
Make-up of State Population: |
63.9% white, 32.5% black, 2.4% Hispanic, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% Native America, 0.7% Other |
| Innocents
Exonerated: |
YES (5). |
| Columbia
University Study Rate of Error in Capital Cases: |
64% |
| Murder
Rate: |
10.7 per 100,000 (ranked 1st out of 51) |
| Governor: |
M.J. "Mike" Foster, (Republican),
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| Presidential
Vote: |
53%, 45% Gore, 1% Nader |
| Organizations
Endorsing a Moratorium: |
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana (New Orleans)
Baton Rouge Catholic Worker (Baton Rouge)
Baton Rouge Council on Human Relations (Baton Rouge)
Catholic Newman Club, MSU (Lake Charles)
Gambit Weekly
Louisiana State Bar Association
Loyola Law Criminal Defense Organization (New Orleans)
The News-Star (Monroe)
Southern University at New Orleans, School of Social Work (New Orleans)
The Times (Shreveport)
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| Organizations
Working FOR a Moratorium: |
ACLU of Louisiana
P.O. Box 70496
New Orleans, LA 70172
Michael Malec-contact
504-522-0617-(day)
504-522-0618-(fax)
[email protected]
www.laaclu.org
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Rosanne Adderley-contact
504-862-7148-phone
[email protected]
Amnesty International State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator
Glenna MacGregor-contact
504-862-6698-(phone)
[email protected]
Bienville House Center for Peace and Justice
P.O. Box 4363
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4363
Tom Gess-contact
504-344-0405--(day)
504-922-8357--(fax)
[email protected]
www.igc.apc.org/bhcfpj/
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
(Death Penalty Committee)
830 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Jim Boren-contact
225-387-5786--(day)
225-383-0374-(eve)
504-336-466225--(fax)
[email protected]
Louisiana Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty*
P.O. Box 64635
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Andrew Allen-contact
225-338-0113--(phone)
[email protected]
www.lcadp.org |
| Organizations
Working AGAINST a Moratorium: |
District Attorneys Association
Senator Ken Hollis
Victims' Family Members |
| Clemency: |
The Governor has the authority to act on the advice of the Board of Pardons. The Governor needs a favourable recommendation in orer to grant clemency. However, the Governor is not bound by that favourable recommendation. The Governor also has the unlimited and absolute power to grant reprieves. |
| Who
Decides Sentence: |
Jury |
| Method
of Execution: |
Lethal injection |
