This is a list of women on death row in the United States. The number of death row inmates fluctuates daily with new
convictions,
appellate
In law, an appeal is the process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision. Appeals function both as a process for error correction as well as a process of clarifying and ...
decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone,
commutations, or
death
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
s (through
execution
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that ...
or otherwise).
Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across
jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United States, areas of jurisdiction apply to local, state, and federal levels.
J ...
s, the information in this article may be out of date.
The time on death row counter starts on the day they were first placed on death row. It does not count time incarcerated prior to sentencing nor does it discount time spent in prison off death row in cases where death sentences were overturned before being reinstated.
Alabama
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
See also
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List of death row inmates in the United States
, there were 2,414 death row inmates in the United States. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherw ...
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List of women executed in the United States since 1976
Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in '' Gregg v. Georgia'', 18 women have been executed in the United States. Women represent less than 1.15 percent of the 1,561 executions perform ...
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Sex differences in crime
References
External links
List of death row inmates by state and countryFindLaw documentation of Nathan Dunlap's appeal to the Supreme Court of Colorado
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of United States Death Row Inmates
Capital punishment in the United States
American prisoners sentenced to death
Lists of women