DEATH ROW U.S.A.
Summer 2008
A quarterly report by the Criminal Justice Project of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Death Row U.S.A. Summer 2008 (As of July 1, 2008)
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATH ROW INMATES KNOWN TO LDF 3,307
Race of Defendant:
Gender:
JURISDICTIONS WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STATUTES
JURISDICTIONS WITHOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT STATUTES
In the United States Supreme Court
Second Amendment
District of Columbia v. Heller §§ “ ” “ ”
Fourth Amendment
Arizona v. Gant
Arizona v. Johnson
Herring v. United States
Pearson, et al. v. Callahan
Virginia v. Moore
Sixth Amendment
Arave v. Hoffman ’ “ ” “ ” ’ ’ ’ ’ “ ” ’ ’
Giles v. California “ ” ’ ’
Indiana v. Edwards
Knowles v. Mirzayance § “ ” “ ” ’ “ ”
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts ’ ’ “ ”
Oregon v. Ice
Snyder v. Louisiana ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ — — ’
Eighth Amendment
Baze v. Rees ’ “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ” ’ ’
Kennedy v. Louisiana ’ ’
Fourteenth Amendment
Hedgpeth v. Pulido “ ” § “ ”
Al Odah v. United States “ ” ’ ’ ’ ’ “ ”
Bell v. Kelly § “ ”
Boumediene v. Bush “ ” ’ “ ”
Cone v. Bell “ ” “ ”
Danforth v. Minnesota
Geren v. Omar
Hedgpeth v. Pulido “ ” “ ” § “ ”
Jimenez v. Quarterman §
Knowles v. Mirzayance § “ ” “ ” ’ “ ”
Munaf v. Geren — — ’ —
Waddington v. Sarausad §
Wright v. Van Patten ’
Ali v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons “ ” “ ” ’ ’ “ ”
Ashcroft, Former Att'y Gen. v. Iqbal
Begay v. United States “ ” “ ”
Burgess v. United States “ ” ’ “ ” “ ” “ ” “ ”
Chambers v. United States ’ “ ” “ ” §
Gonzalez v. United States ’ “ ”
Harbison v. Bell § § §
Medellin v. Texas ’
Negusie v. Mukasey “ ” § §
United States v. Ressam “ ” § “ ” “ ” “ ”
United States v. Hayes “ ”
Van De Kamp v. Goldstein ’ ’ “ ”
As of July 1, 2008
1108 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Gender of defendants executed Gender of victims
Race of defendants executed Race of victims Defendant-victim racial combinations
Execution Breakdown by State
State # % of Racial Combinations (see codes Total below
State # % of Racial Combinations (see codes Total below
ROSTER OF THE EXECUTED
DATE OF NAM E OF DEFENDANT/ STATE RACE DEF / VICTIM GENDER EXECUTION NUM BER IF M ULTIPLE VICTIM S VICTIM
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Summary of State Lists of Prisoners on Death Row
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Note
STATE LISTS OF PRISONERS ON DEATH ROW
CODES FOR STATE ROSTERS:
ALABAMA (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution) Total = 205 B = 98 W = 105 L = 2 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 4 (B = 2 W = 2 )
ARIZONA (Lethal Injection, or Choice of Gas Chamber If Sentenced Before 11/92) Total = 130 B = 13 W = 93 L = 20 N = 4 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 2 (W = 2)
ARKANSAS (Lethal Injection, or Choice of Electrocution If Sentenced Before 7/4/83) Total = 42 B = 26 W = 16 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
CALIFORNIA (Lethal Injection) Total = 672 B = 240 W = 253 L = 145 N = 12 A = 22 U = 0 Females = 15 (B = 2 W = 8 L = 5)
COLORADO (Lethal Injection) Total = 2 B = 1 W = 0 L = 1 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
CONNECTICUT (Lethal Injection) Total = 10 B = 6 W = 3 L = 1 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
DELAWARE (Lethal Injection or Choice of Hanging If Sentenced Before 6/13/86) Total = 19 B = 9 W = 7 L = 3 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
FLORIDA (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution If Sentenced Before 1/14/00) Total = 399 B = 138 W = 223 L = 36 N = 1 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 3 (W = 2 L = 1 )
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GEORGIA (Lethal Injection) Total = 107 B = 48 W = 55 L = 3 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 1 (W )
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IDAHO (Lethal Injection or Firing Squad) Total = 18 B = 0 W = 18 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 1 (W )
ILLINOIS (Lethal Injection) Total = 14 B = 5 W = 7 L = 2 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
INDIANA (Lethal Injection) Total = 18 B = 5 W = 13 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 1 (B )
KANSAS (Lethal Injection) Total = 10 B = 4 W = 6 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
KENTUCKY (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution If Sentenced Before 6/1/98) Total = 38 B = 6 W = 31 L = 1 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 1 (W )
LOUISIANA (Lethal Injection) Total = 86 B = 53 W = 29 L = 3 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 2 (B = 1 W = 1 )
MARYLAND (Lethal Injection or Choice of Gas Chamber If Sentenced Before 3/11/94) Total = 6 B = 4 W = 2 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
MISSISSIPPI (Lethal Injection) Total = 63 B = 33 W = 29 L = 0 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 2 (W )
MISSOURI (Lethal Injection) Total = 50 B = 22 W = 28 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
MONTANA (Lethal Injection) Total = 2 B = 0 W = 2 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
NEBRASKA (Electrocution) Total = 10 B = 1 W = 5 L = 4 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
NEVADA (Lethal Injection) Total = 80 B = 31 W = 40 L = 8 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0
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NEW MEXICO (Lethal Injection) Total = 2 B = 0 W = 2 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
NORTH CAROLINA (Lethal Injection) Total = 169 B = 89 W = 66 L = 4 N = 9 A = 1 U = 0 Females = 4 (B = 1 W = 2 N = 1) “ ”
OHIO (Lethal Injection) Total = 184 B = 95 W = 82 L = 3 N = 2 A = 2 U = 0 Females = 2 (W )
OKLAHOMA (Lethal Injection) Total = 86 B = 35 W = 44 L = 3 N = 4 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 1 (W )
OREGON (Lethal Injection) Total = 35 B = 3 W = 28 L = 2 N = 1 A = 0 U = 1
PENNSYLVANIA (Lethal Injection) Total = 226 B = 136 W = 71 L = 17 N = 0 A = 2 U = 0 Females = 5 (B = 3 W = 2 )
SOUTH CAROLINA (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution If Sentenced After 6/8/95; Electrocution or Choice of Lethal Injection If Sentenced Before 6/8/95 Total = 62 B = 35 W = 27 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
SOUTH DAKOTA (Lethal Injection) Total = 3 B = 0 W = 3 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
TENNESSEE (Lethal Injection or Choice of Electrocution If Sentenced Before 1/1/99) Total = 97 B = 41 W = 51 L = 1 N = 2 A = 2 U = 0 Females = 2 (W )
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TEXAS (Lethal Injection) Total = 367 B = 149 W= 111 L = 102 N = 0 A = 5 U = 0 Females = 9 (B = 4 W = 5 )
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UTAH (Lethal Injection or Firing Squad If Selected and Sentenced Prior to March 15, 2004) Total = 10 B = 1 W = 6 L = 2 N = 1 A = 0 U = 0
VIRGINIA (Electrocution or Lethal Injection) Total = 20 B = 10 W = 9 L = 1 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 1 (W )
WASHINGTON ( Hanging or Choice of Lethal Injection) Total = 9 B = 4 W = 5 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
WYOMING (Lethal Injection) Total = 2 B = 0 W = 2 L = 0 N = 0 A = 0 U = 0
U.S. GOVERNMENT (Lethal Injection) Total = 53 B = 29 W = 21 L = 2 N = 1 A = 0 U = 0 Females = 2 (W )
U.S. MILITARY (Lethal Injection) Total = 9 B = 6 W = 2 L = 0 N = 0 A = 1 U = 0
CODES FOR STATE ROSTERS: