For many on death row, their punishment stems from their inability to afford counsel and their struggles with mental illness. According to the Prison policy initiative, Approximately 90% of people facing capital charges cannot afford an attorney. Researchers at the University of North Carolina have found that 43% of individuals executed between 2000 and 2015 had been diagnosed with a mental illness at some point in their life. (01:45–01:52)
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Asserts that 90% of people facing capital charges cannot afford an attorney.
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