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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.

Arizona: Update

Arizona death-row inmate requests rejected by clemency board Robert Moormann, one of Arizona’s most notorious killers, addressed the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency from a cage inside a prison auditorium … Continue reading

February 27, 2012

Hayward v Belleque (2/15/2012) Oregon Court of Appeals – PCR

Hayward v. Belleque (2/15/2012) Opinion Appeal from rejection of post-conviction relief claim in Marion County Circuit Court before Judge Albin W. Norblad. Argued and Submitted: November 21, 2011 – Salem, … Continue reading

February 21, 2012

The state of the death penalty (Idaho Edition)

Unlike the execution powerhouses in America, Idaho has a relatively small and quiet death row.  In the post-Furman era, executions have been few and far between.  Idaho has executed two … Continue reading

February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Back to regular postings and updates…

We are currently in the process of  making some adjustments to the blog that will help to turn it into a valuable resource for all readers. We will get back to regularly … Continue reading

January 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Number of People Executed in 2013

12 (as of 5/15/13)

Number of People Executed Since 1976

U.S.
1,332

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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