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1 day ago · As of October 1, 2023, there were 2,262 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise).
- Len Davis
A subsequent jury also chose the death penalty for Davis,...
- Dylann Roof
Dylann Storm Roof (born April 3, 1994) is an American white...
- List of Women on Death Row in The United States
This is a list of women on death row in the United...
- Samantha Runnion
On May 16, 2005, a jury returned a guilty verdict, and Avila...
- Michael Owen Perry
Perry v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 38 (1990), was a United States...
- Isauro Aguirre
On May 24, 2013, Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy...
- Troy Kell
Troy Michael Kell (born June 13, 1968) is an inmate on death...
- Richard Djerf
Richard Kenneth Djerf (born November 6, 1969) is an American...
- Nikko Jenkins
Nikko Allen Jenkins (sometimes spelled Nicholas on first...
- Jason Eugene Bush
On May 30, 2009, 29-year-old Raul Flores Jr. and his...
- Len Davis
May 20, 2024 · Murders of Hugh Cameron and Alexander McGiffrey. Mary Antoine. 30 September 1814. " [K]illed a 'female' who had 'alienated her husband's affection'"; daughter of Abram Antoine [q.v.]; first reported execution of a woman in the State of New York. Charles Thompson and James Peters (aka Peterson) [15] August 1815.
3 days ago · The 1924 United States presidential election was the 35th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 1924. In a three-way contest, incumbent Republican President Calvin Coolidge won election to a full term.
2 days ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.
13 hours ago · The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.
3 days ago · Emperor Shōmu banned the death penalty in Japan in 724. In 724 AD in Japan, the death penalty was banned during the reign of Emperor Shōmu but the abolition only lasted a few years. In 818, Emperor Saga abolished the death penalty under the influence of Shinto and it lasted until 1156.
May 15, 2024 · This video by Rob Stansfield, PhD of Sociology & Anthropology at University of Guelph, depicts the history of abolition of capital punishment in the United States, on a state by state basis, from 1846 to 2012.
