Death Penalty Census Now Complete Through January 1, 2024

The Death Penalty Information Center has updat­ed its Death Penalty Census data­base to include new death sen­tences, exon­er­a­tions, resen­tences, removals from death row, and oth­er sta­tus changes up to January 1, 2024. DPI’s Census is a unique, com­pre­hen­sive col­lec­tion of every death sen­tence imposed since 1972, with infor­ma­tion on the coun­ty and state of pros­e­cu­tion; the year and out­come of each sen­tence; and the name, race, and gen­der of the defen­dant. It con­tains infor­ma­tion on 9,857 death sen­tences imposed on 8,861 defen­dants over the last five decades. This valu­able resource is pub­licly avail­able for researchers, attor­neys, stu­dents, advo­cates, and mem­bers of the public. 

Corrections and updates to the data­base are always wel­come, as the Death Penalty Information Center is com­mit­ted to ensur­ing the accu­ra­cy and com­plete­ness of this data­base. To cor­rect an error or pro­vide miss­ing infor­ma­tion, please noti­fy us by email and send any sup­port­ing doc­u­men­ta­tion to DeathPenaltyCensus@​deathpenaltyinfo.​org.