In 2021, 84 inmates were removed from death row in the United States. This includes 32 natural deaths. Of these 84 inmates removed from death row, 44 were white. The death penalty is authorized in 27 states and by the federal government in the United States.
Number of prisoners removed from death row in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity
*Includes 32 deaths from natural causes. 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. (December 31, 2023). Number of prisoners removed from death row in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198998/number-of-prisoners-removed-from-death-row-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners removed from death row in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198998/number-of-prisoners-removed-from-death-row-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners removed from death row in the United States in 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198998/number-of-prisoners-removed-from-death-row-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners Removed from Death Row in The United States in 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198998/number-of-prisoners-removed-from-death-row-in-the-us-in-2013/
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