The lat­est edi­tion of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s quar­ter­ly pub­li­ca­tion ​“Death Row USA” is now avail­able on DPIC’s Web site. The April 2004 report reveals a con­tin­u­ing decline in the num­ber of indi­vid­u­als on death row in the United States. The cur­rent pop­u­la­tion of 3,487 is 17 less than the 3,504 indi­vid­u­als report­ed in January 2004 and 210 few­er than the 3,697 report­ed in October 2002. ​“Death Row USA” pro­vides a com­pre­hen­sive look at the nation’s death row pop­u­la­tion, includ­ing a com­plete list­ing of those serv­ing death sen­tences in each state. The report also details exe­cu­tion data, race sta­tis­tics, and infor­ma­tion on women and juve­nile offend­ers. In addi­tion, this resource pro­vides a use­ful overview of impor­tant court cas­es from around the coun­try that could shape the future of cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment. (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund ​“Death Row USA,” April 2004) Read the report. See DPIC’s ​“Death Row USA” sum­ma­ry page.

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