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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.

Connecticut Governor signs the death penalty repeal bill

GOV. MALLOY ON SIGNING BILL TO REPEAL CAPITAL PUNISHMENT (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement after signing S.B. 280, An Act Revising the Penalty for … Continue reading

April 25, 2012

OADP’s statement on Connecticut’s vote to repeal the death penalty

Connecticut House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Their Death Penalty             The Connecticut House of Representatives tonight passed legislation (86-62)  to repeal that state’s death penalty, joining the Connecticut Senate … Continue reading

April 11, 2012

Connecticut House votes to repeal death penalty

86-62 Connecticut passes repeal!!!  The Conn. House of Representatives voted 86-62 to repeal the state’s all-but-dormant death penalty, the Democratic governor is expected to sign it into law. This would … Continue reading

April 11, 2012

The Connecticut Senate votes to repeal the death penalty

Connecticut senate votes to repeal the death penalty 20-16!!! April 5, 2012. 2:06AM From CTNewsJunkie: “Senate Passes Death Penalty Repeal With Breathing Room” Clearing its biggest hurdle, a bill repealing the … Continue reading

April 4, 2012

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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