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title: 'DPIC Releases 2003 Year End Report'
description: 'DPIC RELEASES 2003 YEAR END REPORT “DPIC’s 2003 Year End Report reveals a decline in critical death penalty numbers: fewer death sentences, fewer…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpic-releases-2003-year-end-report'
section: news
date: '2003-12-24T00:33:14-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:53:55-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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!  **DPIC RELEASES 2003 YEAR END REPORT**   
 "**DPIC's 2003 Year End Report** reveals a decline in critical death penalty numbers: fewer death sentences, fewer executions, a smaller death row, and a decline in public support. The report also highlights the high number of exonerations from death row this year and the emergence of new voices challenging the death penalty.  **[Read the report](https://files.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/reports/year-end/2003YearEndRpt.pdf)** (in PDF format)."