At the beginning of this blog, I believed that the death penalty was a fair and just punishment of people convicted of murder in the first degree. I believed that capital punishment served as a deterrent for crime and that it was a means for families of victims to get the closure that would help […]

If nothing is done to correct the racial disparities on death row in North Carolina, I believe that prejudice in the courtroom will slowly decline but never be completely eliminated. As a society, we have been moving towards a more accepting and educated culture where differences are embraced. Research has shown that young adults today […]