Who Will Die?: Computer Predicts Which Death Row Inmates Will Be Executed [News]
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 06:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Capital punishment is legal in 36 states, but that does not necessarily mean all of the condemned will be executed. Some will languish behind bars for life and others may actually be exonerated and set free. Now researchers say they have built a computer system that can predict with 92 percent accuracy which death row inmates are most likely to be executed, a development they hope will lead to a fairer appeals process. [More]