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 1973-2008. 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 year-end 2008 and for inmates who
were executed.
United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-2008. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-09-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27982.v1
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United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
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