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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Capital_punishment_by_theCapital punishment by the United States federal government

    United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute houses the federal death row for men and the federal execution chamber. Capital punishment is a legal punishment under the criminal justice system of the United States federal government. It is the most serious punishment that could be imposed under federal law. The serious crimes that warrant this ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_people_executed_byList of people executed by the United States federal government

    United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas Killed a federal prison employee. Linked to 4 other murders; claimed to have killed 22 people. George Barrett: Hanging Murder of a federal officer March 24, 1936 Marion County Jail, Indiana: The first person to be executed under a law that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent.

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    Race
    Age
    1
    Timothy McVeigh
    White
    33
    2
    Juan Raul Garza
    Hispanic
    44
    3
    Louis Jones Jr.
    Black
    53
    4
    Daniel Lewis Lee
    White
    47

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  4. www.britannica.com › topic › capital-punishment-incapital punishment in the United States - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Mar 21, 2024 · Capital punishment was reinstated in 1977. In 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order granting reprieves to all persons sentenced to death in California. Colorado (CO) not legal. none. Capital punishment was reinstated in 1975 and abolished in 2020. Connecticut (CT) not legal.

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  5. bjs.ojp.gov › library › publicationsCapital Punishment, 2017: Selected Findings | Bureau of ...

    Jul 23, 2019 · At year-end 2017, a total of 32 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) held 2,703 prisoners under sentence of death, which was 94 (3%) less than at year-end 2016. In 2017, the number of prisoners held under sentence of death declined for the 17th consecutive year. Eighteen states held fewer prisoners under sentence of death at year-end ...

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  7. deathpenaltyinfo.org › facts-and-research › dpicThe Death Penalty in 2017 : Year End Report

    Dec 14, 2017 · Only the 20 executions in 2016 were lower. Fourteen states and the federal government are projected to impose 39 new death sentences in 2017, the second lowest annual total since the U.S. Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972. It was the seventh year in a row that fewer than 100 death sentences were imposed nationwide.

  8. bjs.ojp.gov › content › pubCapital Punishment, 2017: Selected Findings

    authority in the United States, 1977–2017 . Number 100 80 60 40 20 0. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics – Capital Punishment, 1977–2017. See table 3 for counts of prisoners executed. ’77 ’80 ’85 ’90 ’95 ’00 ’05 ’10 ’15 ’17. HIGHLIGHTS At year-end 2017, a total of 32 states and the Federal