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Women are rarely sentenced to death in the United States and executions of women are even rarer. Researchers have suggested that women who are sentenced to death are often perceived as breaking gender norms.

DPIC Podcast: Discussions With DPIC

DPIC Podcast: Discussions With DPIC

Women and the Death Penalty, with Professor Mary Atwell

DPIC Analysis: Case Summaries of Executed Women

DPIC Analysis: Case Summaries of Executed Women

Current Female Death Row Prisoners

As of April 1, 2021, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund reports that there were 51 women on death rows across the United States.

StateCountyNameRace
AL Franklin Scott, Christie Michelle W
AL Houston Blackmon, Patricia B
AL Houston Gobble, Tierra Capri W
AL Mobile Keaton, Heather B
AL Russell Graham, Lisa W
AZ Maricopa Andriano, Wendi W
AZ Pima Forde, Shawna W
AZ Maricopa Allen, Sammantha W
CA Alameda Michaud, Michelle W
CA Los Angeles Martin, Valerie W
CA Los Angeles McDermott, Maureen W
CA Los Angeles Nieves, Sandi W
CA Los Angeles Rodriguez, Angelina L
CA Los Angeles Samuels, Mary W
CA Los Angeles Thompson, Catherine B
CA Los Angeles Williams, Manling A
CAModocRhoades, CherieN
CA Orange Alfaro, Maria L
CA Orange Nelson, Tanya A
CARiversideHann, Jessica Marie*W
CA Riverside Magana, Belinda L
CA Riverside Rottiers, Brooke W
CA Riverside Sarinana, Cathy W
CA Riverside Snyder, Janeen W
CA San Bernardino Coffman, Cynthia W
CA San Diego Dalton, Kerry W
CA San Diego Eubanks, Susan W
CA San Diego Gonzales, Veronica L
CA San Mateo Carrington, Celeste B
CA Ventura Caro, Socorro L
CA Riverside Hunter, Lorraine Alison B
FL Brevard Allen, Margaret B
FL Duval Cole, Tiffany W
FL Escambia Brown, Tina B
GAGwinnettMoss, TiffanyB
ID Ada Row, Robin W
KY Fayette Caudill, Virginia W
LA Orleans Frank, Antoinette B
MS Forrest Chamberlin, Lisa W
NC Forsyth Moore, Blanche T. W
NC Wake Parker, Carlette B
OH Trumbull Roberts, Donna W
OK Oklahoma Andrew, Brenda W
PA Washington Tharp, Michelle Sue W
TN Knox Pike, Christa W
TX Cameron Lucio, Melissa L
TX Dallas Routier, Darlie W
TX Harris Carty, Linda B
TX Harris Sheppard, Erica B
TX Randall Holberg, Brittany W
TX Smith Cargill, Kimberly W

To see Professor Streib’s summaries of the cases of the women who were on death row as of December 2012, click here.

* Jessica Marie Hann, a trans woman, was sentenced under the name Jason Michael Hann and transitioned while on California’s death row

News & Developments

Sentencing Alternatives

Oct 07, 2021

Report: More Women Serving Extreme Sentences in the United States

The num­ber of women serv­ing extreme sen­tences in the United States has increased sharply in the last decade, a September 2021 report by a col­lab­o­ra­tive of crim­i­nal law reform orga­ni­za­tions has found. The report, 

Report: More Women Serving Extreme Sentences in the United States
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