This study examines the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky. Comparing execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901–2019, we consider the purpose of the commutation process and its utilization considering offender-victim relationships and the severity of the homicide as determined by the Barnett Scale. While a higher score on the Barnett Scale predicted execution, there remained a pattern of racial discrimination between the two decisions.

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1901 年至 2019 年肯塔基州处决与死与生转换的比较

本研究考察了肯塔基州的死刑管理。将 1901 年至 2019 年的处决和死亡与生命减刑案件进行比较，我们考虑减刑过程的目的及其利用，同时考虑了罪犯与受害者的关系以及由巴尼特量表确定的凶杀案的严重程度。虽然 Barnett 量表的较高分数预示着执行，但两个决定之间仍然存在种族歧视模式。