"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, 2013 report includes the following statistics:

The number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,125, a decrease from 3,146 reported on October 1, 2012.

Jurisdictions (having 10 or more inmates) with the highest percent of minorities on death row

- Delaware (78%)
- Texas (71%)
- Louisiana (70%)
- Pennsylvania (67%)
- California (65%)
- Connecticut (64%)
- Nebraska (64%)
- Arkansas (63%)

Jurisdictions with the most inmates on death row:

- California (727)
- Florida (413)
- Texas (300)
- Pennsylvania (202)
- Alabama (198)


Source: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "Death Row USA" January 2013.


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