Death Row
Women
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.
Death Row
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.
Women and the Death Penalty, with Professor Mary Atwell
As of October 1, 2020, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund reports that there were 51 women on death rows across the United States.
State | County | Name | Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
CA | Orange | Alfaro, Maria | L |
CA | Orange | Nelson, Tanya | A |
CA | Riverside | Hann, 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 |
GA | Gwinnett | Moss, Tiffany | B |
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 |
Federal Death Row | Missouri, Western District | Montgomery, Lisa | 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
Mar 19, 2015
UPDATE: On March 23, Judge Rosa Mroz officially dismissed the charges against Milke. Milke has been added to DPIC’s exoneration list.
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