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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.

Death Watch Diary, by Robert Charles Towery

Robert Towery was executed by the state of Arizona on March 8th, 2012. Starting February 2, 2012, when he was placed on deathwatch by the Arizona Department of Corrections, he … Continue reading

March 13, 2012

Arizona executes Robert Charles Towery

Robert Charles Towery was executed by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence, Arizona. Arizona has executed an inmate for killing a Scottsdale man while robbing his home in 1991 … Continue reading

March 8, 2012

Arizona set to execute Robert Charles Towery

At 10AM, Arizona will carry out its second execution in just eight days: All known requests to stop the execution of an Arizona death row inmate have been denied, so … Continue reading

March 8, 2012

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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