DPIC Year-End Reports
Reports: 11 — 15
Dec 15, 2013
The Death Penalty in 2013: Year End Report
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The Death Penalty in 2012: Year End Report
DEATH SENTENCES IN 2012 REMAIN NEAR HISTORIC…
Read MoreDec 15, 2011
The Death Penalty in 2011: Year End Report
(Washington, D.C.) New death sentences dropped to 78 in 2011, representing a dramatic decline from last year’s number of 112 and marking the first time since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 that the country has produced fewer than 100 death sentences in a single year, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), based on data as of mid-December. Death sentences have declined about 75 percent since 1996, when 315 individuals were sentenced to…
Read MoreDec 21, 2010
The Death Penalty in 2010: Year End Report
(Washington, D.C.) The country experienced a 12 percent decrease in executions in 2010 compared to 2009 and a more than 50 percent drop compared to 1999, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). Texas had 29 percent fewer executions in 2010 than the previous…
Read MoreDec 17, 2009
The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report
(Washington, D.C.) The country is expected to finish 2009 with the fewest death sentences since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center. Eleven states considered abolishing the death penalty this year, a significant increase in legislative activity from previous years, as the high costs and lack of measurable benefits associated with this punishment troubled lawmakers. Read “The Death Penalty in…
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