DP9

A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.

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September 19, 2013

Texas executes Robert Gene Garza

Texas executed Robert Gene Garza, 30, in Huntsville, Texas; he was pronounced dead  8:41 pm local time. It is the state’s 504th post-Furman execution since 1982 and  the 264th execution conducted under the administration of Rick … Continue reading

September 19, 2013

Oklahoma executes Anthony Rozelle Banks

  Oklahoma executed Anthony Rozelle Banks, 61, at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester; he was pronounced dead 6:07  pm local time. Banks is the 4th individual executed in Oklahoma this … Continue reading

September 10, 2013

Florida executes John Errol Ferguson

Florida  executed John Errol Ferguson, 65, in Starke, Florida; he was pronounced dead  6:17 pm local time.  Ross is the 4th person executed this year in Florida, the 23rd inmate … Continue reading

August 5, 2013

Number of People Executed in 2013

31 (as of 10/15/13)

Number of People Executed Since 1976

U.S.
1,351

Ninth Circuit States
71 (5.25%)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of April, 2012)

Number of People on Death Row in Ninth Circuit States (As of October 1st, 2012)

Sourced total U.S. number from NAACP LDF, October 1, 2012.

994 (31.6% of U.S. death row population: 3,148)

Race of Defendant:
White: 426 (42.8%)
Black: 317 (31.9%)
Latino: 200 (20.1%)
Native American: 4 (0.4%)
Asian: 26 (2.6%)
Unknown: 21 (2.1%)

Gender:
Male: 970 (97.6%)
Female: 24 (2.4%)

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