DPIC is pleased to announce the launch of its lat­est resource, State Information Pages, pro­vid­ing his­tor­i­cal and cur­rent infor­ma­tion on the death penal­ty for each state. This resource is a work-in-progress, but we are hap­py to present the first 15 state pages. Our orig­i­nal state-by-state data­base is still the best place to look for fre­quent­ly-updat­ed infor­ma­tion such as exe­cu­tion totals and mur­der rates. The new pages are designed as a source of infor­ma­tion on each state’s unique his­to­ry relat­ed to the death penal­ty, includ­ing famous cap­i­tal cas­es, past leg­isla­tive actions, and oth­er inter­est­ing facts. Each state page includes a pic­ture rep­re­sent­ing a unique qual­i­ty of the state. The pages also pro­vide links to rel­e­vant web­sites, such as state leg­is­la­tures, groups doing death penal­ty work, and Departments of Corrections. Much of the infor­ma­tion for these pages has been pro­vid­ed by indi­vid­u­als and orga­ni­za­tions work­ing on the death penal­ty in each state and we wel­come fur­ther input. Thanks to those who helped make this new resource possible.

(DPIC, April 26, 2011). You can reach the State Information Pages through the ​“State by State” but­ton at the top of every page or under the ​“Resources” tab in our main menu.

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