"Death Row USA"
Posted: November 01, 2002
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A quarterly report by the Capital Punishment Project
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The January 1, 2012 report includes the following statistics:
The number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,189, an decrease from 3,199 reported on October 1, 2011.
Jurisdictions (having 10 or more inmates) with the highest percent of minorities on death row
- Delaware (79%)
- Texas (71%)
- Louisiana (70%)
- Pennsylvania (69%)
- Arkansas (65%)
Jurisdictions with the most inmates on death row:
- California (723)
- Florida (402)
- Texas (312)
- Pennsylvania (211)
- Alabama (202)
Source: NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "Death Row USA" Winter 2012.
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