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     • As of January 1, 2023, there were 2,331 people on death row with an overwhelming amount being members of ethnic and racial minority groups. That means there are at least 250 people who have been given the sentence of death even though they are not guilty of the charges they were convicted of.
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   Why are executions so high in the United States?

   • Like around the globe, the U.S. saw a rise in executions even as fewer states put people to death. “A select number of US states demonstrated a chilling commitment to the death penalty and a callous intent to invest resources in the taking of human life,” Agnès Callamard, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, said in a statement.

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   How many executions are there in 2022?

   • Six states performed executions in 2022 and seven in 2021, when there were 11 executions nationwide, according to an executions database from the Death Penalty Information Center. The 33% rise in executions — after 18 in 2022 — made 2023 one of the deadliest years for capital punishment in the U.S. since 2015, according to the center.

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   How many people were executed in 2023?

   • The 2023 global total is the highest since 2015 when 1,634 people were executed worldwide. After Iran, Saudi Arabia and Somalia, the U.S. had the fourth highest number of recorded executions after putting 24 people to death, according to the report.

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   Which countries have the highest number of executions in 2023?

   • The group said China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the United States were the five countries with the highest number of executions in 2023. The total number cited in Amnesty’s annual report was the highest it recorded since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed.

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3. apnews.com › article › amnesty-death-penaltyExecutions worldwide jumped last year to the highest number ...

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   5 hours ago · The total number cited in Amnesty’s annual report was the highest it recorded since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed. Callamard said progress faltered in the U.S., where executions rose from 18 to 24 and a number of states “demonstrated a chilling commitment to the death penalty and a callous intent to invest ...

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   3 days ago · As of 2017, 159 prisoners on death row have been exonerated by DNA or other evidence, which is seen as an indication that innocent prisoners have almost certainly been executed.

5. www.usatoday.com › story › newsNear decade high for executions even as fewer countries have them

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   4 hours ago · Five people have been executed in the U.S. in 2024 so far and 11 more are scheduled, including Jamie R. Mill’s execution in Alabama on Thursday. ... The Sub-Saharan nation put 38 people to death ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Capital_punishment_by_countryCapital punishment by country - Wikipedia

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   6 days ago · Since the start of the civil war, it cannot be known clearly how many people have been put on death row. As of 2014 [update] , Syria did have an execution per capita rate of 1 for every 3,000,000 persons.

7. deathpenaltyinfo.org › stories › outcomes-of-deathOutcomes of Death Warrants in 2024 | Death Penalty ...

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   May 20, 2024 · On the 2024 Death Warrant Outcomes Nationally, by Date of Scheduled Execution table, the main categories, Active, Inactive, and Executed are displayed in the Outcome column; relevant details of the procedural history are noted in the Events column.

8. www.kansascity.com › news › localMissouri prisoner on death row speaks out as execution nears ...

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   3 days ago · The 69 year old served with the U.S. Navy and the Jefferson City Fire Department before landing on death row. ... Missouri executed four people in 2023. ... The 69-year-old has been incarcerated ...