Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-2005

Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Summary: This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and prisoners whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-2005. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates removed from death row by... (view details)

Series: Capital Punishment in the United States Series

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20580

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