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News Brief

News Brief: Ohio Governor Reprieves and Reschedules Four More Executions

Sep 13, 2021

News Brief: Ohio Governor Reprieves and Reschedules Four More Executions

NEWS BRIEF — Poll Shows Decreasing Support for Death Penalty in Texas

May 05, 2021

Website Guide

An introduction to the navigation system, features, and terminology of DPI's website.

Upcoming Executions

Information about scheduled executions around the country

Innocence

For every 8.2 people executed in the United States in the modern era of the death penalty, one person on death row has been exonerated.

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States With and Without the Death Penalty

DPI Fact Sheet

PDF handout with facts about the Death Penalty

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Innocence Database

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Death Penalty Census Database

DPIC In-Depth Reports

Behind the Curtain: Secrecy and the Death Penalty in the United States

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Discussions With DPIC

Life After Death Row with Anthony Graves