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title: 'NEW RESOURCES:  "Death Row USA" (Spring 2003)'
description: '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. As of…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-death-row-usa-spring-2003'
section: news
date: '2003-06-26T21:46:00-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:23:17-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's quarterly publication, [Death Row USA](/death-row-usa?scid=9&did=145)," is now available on DPIC's Web site. As of April 1, 2003, the number of inmates on death rows across the nation is 3,525, a 5% decrease from the 3,701 reported April 1, 2002 ([See Homepage](/)). Also reported in "Death Row USA:"

Jurisdictions with the highest percent of minorities on death row:

- U.S. Military (86%)
- Colorado (83%)
- U.S. Government (76%)
- Louisiana (72%)
- Pennsylvania (70%)

 Jurisdictions with the most juvenile offenders on death row:

- Texas (27)
- Alabama (14)
- Louisiana (8)
- Mississippi (5)

 (NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, "[Death Row USA Spring 2003](/death-row-usa?scid=9&did=145)" (April 1, 2003)).