"Death Row USA"

A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project
of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

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The January 1, 2009 report includes the following statistics:

The number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,297, a decrease from 3,309 reported on January 1, 2008.

Jurisdictions (having 10 or more inmates) with the highest percent of minorities on death row
- Texas (70%)
- Connecticut (70%)
- Pennsylvania (69%)

Jurisdictions with the most inmates on death row:
- California (678)
- Florida (402)
- Texas (358)
- Pennsylvania (226)


Source: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "Death Row USA" Summer 2008.


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