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title: 'DPI Reports'
description: 'Below are reports released by the Death Penalty Information Center since its inception, covering subjects such as race, innocence, politicization, costs…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/research-facts/reports'
section: reportsLanding
date: '2017-12-05T15:08:28-05:00'
updated: '2026-08-27T10:29:16-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

Below are reports released by the Death Penalty Information Center since its inception, covering subjects such as race, innocence, politicization, costs of the death penalty, and more. When opening a report, please allow the report page to load fully before selecting links to sections or footnotes. Most of these reports are also available in printed form from DPIC. For a copy of one of these reports, [e-mail DPI](mailto:dpic@deathpenaltyinfo.org). For bulk orders, please download our [Resource Order Form](https://cdn.craft.cloud/c08a8cf8-1de1-4da0-8525-321ca2c16992/assets/legacy/Resource%20Order%20Form.pdf).

Reports are separated into Year End Reports, In-Depth Reports, and Special Reports. In-Depth Reports are DPI's signature long, thorough reports on major death-penalty issues. These include "The 2% Death Penalty," examining geographic arbitrariness in capital punishment, and "Behind the Curtain," covering secrecy in the death penalty system. Special Reports are shorter, and typically address a specific event or question. These include DPI's explanation of the 2017 spate of executions that were scheduled in Arkansas, and our analysis of the largest number of executions performed on a single day.