"Death Row USA"
Posted: October 31, 2002
in
A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project
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The July 1, 2009 report includes the following statistics:
The number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,279, a decrease from 3,297 reported on January 1, 2009.
Jurisdictions (having 10 or more inmates) with the highest percent of minorities on death row
- Connecticut (70%)
- Texas (69%)
- Louisiana (69%)
- Pennsylvania (69%)
Jurisdictions with the most inmates on death row:
- California (690)
- Florida (403)
- Texas (342)
- Pennsylvania (225)
Source: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "Death Row USA" Summer 2009.