DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 18, 2012
(Washington, D.C.) Only nine states carried out executions this year, equaling the fewest number of states to do so in 20 years, according to a new report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). More than half of the states (29) either have no death penalty or have not carried out an execution in five years. Many death…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 15, 2011
DPIC’s Year End Report: Death Sentences Drop Well Below 100; Lowest Number Since Capital Punishment was Reinstated in 1976. Executions Decline Nationwide; Texas Executions Decrease by Almost Half Over Two Years (Washington, D.C.) New death sentences dropped to 78 in 2011, representing a dramatic decline from last year’s number of 112 and marking…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 21, 2010
2010 Election Results Confirm Poll Finding Majority Favor Alternative Punishments and Will Support Politicians Who Vote for Repeal of the Death Penalty. (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…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 21, 2010
National Papers and NewswiresAssociated Press, “US Executions Drop By 12 Percent in 2010,” December 21, 2010.Reuters, “US Executions Fall Due to Cost and Lack of Lethal Drug,” December 21, 2010.New York Times, “Death Penalty Down in U.S., Figures Show,” December 21, 2010.Washington Post, “Fewer U.S. Executions in 2010,” December 21, 2010.Wall…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 17, 2009
DPIC’s Year End Report: Death Sentences in U.S. Lowest Since Death Penalty Reinstated in 1976 11 States Considered Ending Capital Punishment during 2009 Budget Crunch. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center. Read “The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report”…
