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September 1998
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APPENDIX C SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF DATA RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY
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| Jurisdictions That Authorize the Death Penalty1 | Number of Death Row Inmates2 | Number of Executions3 | Minimum Age Authorized for Death Penalty, 19964 | Prohibits Execution of the Mentally Retarded5 | Race of Death Row Inmates6 | Number of Death Row Inmates Removed from Death Row 1973-19967 | ||||||
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Since 1976 |
In 1997 |
Through July 15, 1998 |
White |
Black |
Other |
Sentence/ Conviction Overturned |
Sentence Commuted |
Removed for Other Reasons |
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|
Alabama |
167 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
No |
92 |
68 |
7 |
89 |
1 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
119 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
None specified |
No |
86 |
13 |
20 |
63 |
5 |
1 |
|
Arkansas |
41 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
14* |
Yes |
20 |
20 |
1 |
28 |
1 |
0 |
|
California |
503 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
No |
203 |
178 |
122 |
113 |
15 |
1 |
|
Colorado |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
Connecticut |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
No |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Delaware |
17 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
16* |
No |
7 |
10 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
|
Florida |
388 |
43 |
1 |
4 |
16* |
No |
210 |
137 |
41 |
306 |
18 |
2 |
|
Georgia |
121 |
23 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
Yes |
65 |
55 |
1 |
125 |
6 |
1 |
|
Idaho |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
None specified |
No |
20 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
|
Illinois |
159 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
18 |
No |
54 |
99 |
6 |
65 |
1 |
7 |
|
Indiana |
44 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
Yes |
27 |
16 |
1 |
31 |
2 |
2 |
|
Kansas |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
33 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
Yes |
25 |
8 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
0 |
|
Louisiana |
80 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
None specified |
No |
21 |
57 |
2 |
66 |
6 |
1 |
|
Maryland |
18 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
4 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mississippi |
64 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
16* |
No |
30 |
34 |
0 |
80 |
0 |
3 |
|
Missouri |
86 |
32 |
6 |
3 |
16 |
No |
45 |
41 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
|
Montana |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
None specified |
No |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nebraska |
11 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
9 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
Nevada |
89 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
No |
44 |
36 |
9 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
|
New Hampshire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
No |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Jersey |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
No |
8 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
8 |
|
New Mexico |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
3 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
0 |
|
New York |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
188 |
Yes9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Carolina |
205 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
No |
88 |
107 |
10 |
235 |
4 |
0 |
|
Ohio |
183 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
No |
85 |
92 |
6 |
130 |
10 |
0 |
|
Oklahoma |
141 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
16* |
No |
80 |
43 |
18 |
119 |
1 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
24 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
No |
19 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pennsylvania |
220 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
None specified |
No |
71 |
134 |
15 |
58 |
3 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
70 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
None specified |
No |
30 |
38 |
2 |
63 |
1 |
0 |
|
South Dakota |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
None specified |
No |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
65 |
31 |
5 |
73 |
0 |
2 |
|
Texas |
431 |
155 |
37 |
11 |
17 |
No |
168 |
171 |
92 |
98 |
44 |
0 |
|
Utah |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
None specified |
No |
7 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
Virginia |
44 |
51 |
9 |
5 |
14* |
No |
22 |
21 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
|
Washington |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18* |
Yes |
13 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
|
Wyoming |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
No |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Federal Government |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
Yes |
4 |
13 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
United States Military |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |