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

Nevada Update (3/30/12)

Nevada Update (3/30/12)

Death penalty upheld for Nevada man From the Republic: LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Supreme Court upheld the death penalty sentence Thursday of a former Utah man who pleaded guilty to … Continue reading →

March 30, 2012
Arizona Update (3/29/12)

Arizona Update (3/29/12)

Death penalty overturned for man who killed 3 The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the death sentences of a Tucson man who bludgeoned his girlfriend and her two … Continue reading →

March 29, 2012
State of Oregon v. Robert Paul Langley, Jr

State of Oregon v. Robert Paul Langley, Jr

State of Oregon v. Robert Paul Langley, Jr., (CC 88C21624) (SC S053206) Case decided March 29, 2012  Opinion From the Oregon Supreme Court: On automatic and direct review of the … Continue reading →

March 29, 2012
Texas executes Jesse Hernandez

Texas executes Jesse Hernandez

Texas executed Jesse Hernandez in Huntsville, Texas.  It is the state’s 481st post-Furman execution since 1982 and  the 242nd execution conducted under the administration of Rick Perry. Jesse Hernandez is the fourth person … Continue reading →

March 28, 2012

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Number of People Executed in 2013

15 (as of 6/12/13)

Number of People Executed Since 1976

U.S.
1,335

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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