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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.

Idaho update 7/10 (Under court order, Idaho updates execution policy)

From the AP Under court order, Idaho updates execution policy State officials and news organizations in Idaho have agreed on wording of a new policy that will ensure witnesses to executions … Continue reading

July 10, 2012

Idaho update 6/9 ( Court sides with AP, news groups over execution)

From the AP Court sides with AP, news groups over execution Prison officials say they’ll work to carry out an execution next week as scheduled, after an appeals court sided with … Continue reading

June 9, 2012

Idaho update 6/8 (Final preps underway for Leavitt execution)

From NWCN.com Final preps underway for Leavitt execution  On Tuesday, Richard Leavitt will be executed for the 1984 murder of Danette Elg in Blackfoot. The Idaho Department of Correction is making … Continue reading

June 8, 2012

Idaho update 6/8 (News organizations appeal Idaho execution case)

From Bloomberg Business Week News organizations appeal Idaho execution case A legal challenge seeking full viewing access to Idaho executions will go before a federal appeals court Thursday, with The Associated … Continue reading

June 8, 2012

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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