The Death Penalty in the US

1. The death penalty is authorized in 37 states.

2. As of 2008, 3,263 people were on death row in the US.

3. 57% of death row inmates were white.

4. 34% were african american.

5. Only 11 women have been executed since 1976.

6. There have been a total of 4,958 executions in the US since 1930.

7. As of January 1, 2008, 3,350 convicted murderers
were awaiting execution on Death Row in the US.

8. 98.2% were men.

9. 1.8% were women.

10. 14% of death row inmates had accumulated more than one death sentence.