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SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF DATA RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY


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American Bar Association
Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities
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September 1998


APPENDIX C

SUMMARY OVERVIEW OF DATA RELATING TO THE DEATH PENALTY

 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
   

Since 1976

In 1997

Through July 15, 1998

   

White

Black

Other

Sentence/

Conviction Overturned

Sentence Commuted

Removed for Other Reasons

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