The Death Penalty in the U.S. (1976-2008)

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=== News Update ===

As of April 1, 2008, the Death Penalty was authorized by 37 states, the Federal Government, and the U.S. Military. Those jurisdictions without the Death Penalty include 13 states and the District of Columbia. (Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin). In 2008, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the use of the electric chair as a method of execution violated the Nebraska Constitution. With no alternative method of execution on the books, Nebraska is practically without a death penalty. In 2004, the New York Supreme Court ruled that the existing death penalty procedures violated the New York Constitution. The New York legislature has made no effort to change the procedures, effectively eliminating the death penalty in the state. U. S. EXECUTIONS SINCE 1976: 1,099 (as of April 1, 2008) ON DEATH ROW IN THE U. S.: 3,263 (as of Jan 1, 2008) Jurisdiction Executions (As of 4/1/08) On Death Row (As of 1/1/08) Texas 405 370 Virginia 98 20 Oklahoma 86 82 Missouri 66 45 Florida 64 388 North Carolina 43 166 Georgia 40 107 Alabama 38 201 South Carolina 37 58 Louisiana 27 85 Arkansas 27 38 Ohio 26 186 Arizona 23 114 Indiana 19 14 Delaware 14 19 California 13 669 Illinois 12 13 Nevada 12 83 Mississippi 08 65 Utah 06 10 Maryland 05 05 Tennessee 04 96 Washington 04 08 Federal Government 03 50 Nebraska 03 10 Pennsylvania 03 228 Montana 03 02 Oregon 02 35 Kentucky 02 39 New Mexico 01 01 Idaho 01 19 South Dakota 01 03 Wyoming 01 02 Colorado 01 01 New York 00 00 Connecticut 01 09 New Hampshire 00 00 New Jersey 00 00 Kansas 00 10 U.S. Military 00 06 Total 1,099 3,263 U.S. EXECUTIONS BY YEAR 1977 – 01 1985 – 18 1993 – 38 2001 – 66 1978 – 00 1986 – 18 1994 – 31 2002 – 71 1979 – 02 1987 – 25 1995 – 56 2003 – 65 1980 – 00 1988 – 11 1996 – 45 2004 – 59 1981 – 01 1989 – 16 1997 – 74 2005 – 60 1982 – 02 1990 – 23 1998 – 68 2006 – 53 1983 – 05 1991 – 14 1999 – 98 2007 – 42 1984 – 21 1992 – 31 2000 – 85 4/1/08 – 00 U.S. EXECUTIONS BY RACE AND GENDER White 630 (57%) Male 1,088 (99%) Black 377 (34%) Female 011 (01%) Hispanic 076 (07%) Native Am 014 (01%) Asian 008 (01%) WOMEN EXECUTED SINCE 1976 Velma Barfield (North Carolina) 11-02-84 Karla Faye Tucker (Texas) 02-03-98 Judy Buenoano (Florida) 03-30-98 Betty Lou Beets (Texas) 02-24-2000 Christina Riggs (Arkansas) 05-02-2000 Wanda Jean Allen (Oklahoma) 01-11-2001 Marilyn Plantz (Oklahoma) 05-01-2001 Lois Nadean Smith (Oklahoma) 12-04-2001 Lynda Lyon Block (Alabama) 05-10-2002 Aileen Wuornos (Florida) 10-09-2002 Frances Elaine Newton (Texas) 09-14-2005 U.S. EXECUTIONS SINCE 1930 1930-1939 1,690 1970-1979 003 1940-1949 1,284 1980-1989 117 1950-1959 717 1990-1999 518 1960-1969 191 2000-4/1/08 501 Total 4,958 As of January 1, 2008, 3,350 convicted murderers were awaiting execution on Death Row in the U.S., including 44/09 on Federal / Military Death Row. CURRENT DEATH ROW BY RACE White 1,517 (45%) Black 1,397 (42%) Hispanic 359 (11%) Asian 039 (01%) Native Am 037 (01%) Unknown 001 (0.3%)

CURRENT DEATH ROW BY GENDER Male 3,291 (98.2%) Female 59 (01.8%)

Of the 3,320 convicted murderers on Death Row as of January 1, 2005: 65.0% had a prior felony conviction at the time of the murder. 08.4% had a prior homicide conviction at the time of the murder. 07.8% had criminal charges pending at the time of the murder. 26.7% were on probation or parole at the time of the murder. 4.9% were incarcerated or had escaped from incarceration. 14% had accumulated more than one death sentence. 22% were married, 21% divorced, and 03% widowed. 54% were never married. 46% were high school/GED graduates. 39% were under the age of 25 at arrest; 1.9% are under 25 now. 0.2% were 60+ years at arrest; 4.2% are 60+ years now. The average age was 42 years. (27 at sentencing) The youngest inmate is Devin Thompson (DOB: 05-15-85), sentenced to death in Alabama in October 2005 at the age of 19 years, and as of 01-01-06 was 20 years, 07 months old. The oldest inmate is Viva Leroy Nash (DOB: 09-10-15), sentenced to death in Arizona in June 1983 at the age of 67 years, 09 months, and as of 01-01-06 was 90 years, 3 months old. Sources: Capital Punishment 2005 Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics Death Row U.S.A., Winter 2007 NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund 97 Hudson Street, 16th Floor New York, N.Y. 10013 (212) 219-1900 Death Row, U.S.A. Death Penalty Information Center 1320 18th Street NW, 5th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 293-6970 source : http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/dpusa.htm

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