This statistic shows the number of prisoners sentenced to death and admitted into prison in the United States in 2017. In 2017, a total number of 34 people were admitted to prison in the United States awaiting execution.
Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2017, by ethnicity
The data for white and black inmates include persons of Hispanic/Latino origin. The data for the total number includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (July 23, 2019). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. July 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in The United States Received under Sentence of Death in 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/ (last visited September 21, 2020)
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