"Death Row USA"
Posted: November 01, 2002
in
A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project
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The April 1, 2011 report includes the following statistics:
The number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,222, an decrease from 3,251 reported on January 1, 2011.
Jurisdictions (having 10 or more inmates) with the highest percent of minorities on death row
- Connecticut (70%)
- Texas (70%)
- Louisiana (70%)
- Pennsylvania (70%)
- Delaware (65%)
Jurisdictions with the most inmates on death row:
- California (717)
- Florida (400)
- Texas (321)
- Pennsylvania (219)
- Alabama (206)
Source: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "Death Row USA" Spring 2011.
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