Report: Fewer People on Death Row in 2004
The Department of Justice has issued its annual death penalty statistics. There are 63 fewer people on death row in America than there were in 2003.
That's still 3,315 too many.
Texas continues to lead the country in the number of executions carried out. California has the largest death row population, followed by Texas. As for race and gender:
All 59 persons executed during 2004 were men. Thirty-nine were white (three of whom were Hispanic), 19 were black and one was Asian. Fifty-eight were given lethal injection and one was electrocuted.
The number of women on death row increased to 52. There are 63 inmates on death row who were 17 years old or younger at the time they were arrested for their crimes.
As for totals,
From January 1, 1977, through December 31, 2004, 32 states and the federal government executed 944 prisoners.
The report is available here.
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