DP9

A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.

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June 18, 2013

Oklahoma executes James Lewis DeRosa

Oklahoma executed James Lewis DeRosa, 36, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester; he was pronounced dead 6:07  pm local time. DeRosa is the 2nd individual executed in Oklahoma this year. He … Continue reading

June 18, 2013

Texas executes Elroy Chester

Texas executed Elroy Chester , 44, in Huntsville, Texas; he was pronounced dead 7:04 pm local time. It is the state’s 499th post-Furman execution since 1982 and  the 260th execution conducted under the administration of Rick … Continue reading

June 12, 2013

Florida executes William Van Poyck

  Florida executed William Van Poyck, 58, in Starke, Florida. Carroll was pronounced dead at 7:29 p.m. Van Poyck is the 3rd person executed this year in Florida, the 14th inmate put … Continue reading

June 12, 2013

Number of People Executed in 2013

16 (as of 6/17/13)

Number of People Executed Since 1976

U.S.
1,336

Ninth Circuit States
71 (5.25%)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of April, 2012)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of October 1st, 2012)

Sourced total U.S. number from NAACP LDF, October 1, 2012.

994 (31.6% of U.S. death row population: 3,148)

Race of Defendant:
White: 426 (42.8%)
Black: 317 (31.9%)
Latino: 200 (20.1%)
Native American: 4 (0.4%)
Asian: 26 (2.6%)
Unknown: 21 (2.1%)

Gender:
Male: 970 (97.6%)
Female: 24 (2.4%)

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