Question

Since 1900, how many people have been executed by the state that were probably or certainly innocent of the crimes that they were convicted of? A. 3 B. 11 C. 23 D. 57

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 23

Explanation:

Executions and death sentences in the United States have remained at a historical low.

Since 1900, 23 people have been executed in one of the countries where the death penalty still prevails. The fall in the number of executions has to do with published data that reveal that 90% of the executions involved people with "significant evidence" of being in one of these groups: mental illness, intellectual disability, brain damage, severe trauma and in some cases, the group of the innocents.

Answer 2

C. 23

There were 23 people who were executed that are innocent of convicted crimes since 1900.