DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 14, 2006
The Death Penalty in 2006: Year End Report
The number of death sentences and the size of death row are also decreasing.
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DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 15, 2005
The Death Penalty in 2005: Year End Report
The year 2005 may be remembered as the year that life without parole became an acceptable alternative to the death penalty in the U.S. The declining use of the death penalty in 2005 extended the steady drop in death sentences and in the size of the death row in recent years. The projection for 2005 is 96 death sentences (based on data from 3/4 of…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 15, 2004
The Death Penalty in 2004: Year End Report
Whether examining death sentences, executions, the size of death row or public support, capital punishment numbers have dropped in a way not seen in over 30 years. In Texas, Houston‘s Police Chief, Harold Hurtt, called for a moratorium on executions on cases from his county, where the police crime lab has been declared unreliable: “I think it…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 14, 2004
Death Penalty Numbers in 2004 Continue Five-Year Decline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Brenda Bowser Tuesday, December 14, 2004 DEATH PENALTY NUMBERS IN 2004 CONTINUE DRAMATIC FIVE-YEAR DECLINE DPIC’s Year End Report Highlights Drops in Death Sentences, Executions, Death Row Population, and Public Support for Capital Punishment WASHINGTON, DC – A five-year decline in death sentences, a 40% drop in…
DPIC Year-End Reports
Dec 18, 2003
The Death Penalty in 2003: Year End Report
The death penalty continued its recent attrition in 2003, with executions, death sentences, and the death row population all lower than a few years ago. EXECUTIONS: The number of executions dropped by 8% from 71 last year to 65 this year. Executions are down 34% when compared to 98 executions in 1999.DEATH ROW: The size of death row is smaller…
