NCJ Number
153090
Journal
Corrections Compendium Volume: 19 Issue: 12 Dated: (December 1994) Pages: 9-21
Date Published
1994
Length
13 pages
Annotation
A survey of capital punishment and death row inmates in 1994 received responses from 45 States, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons; 34 of these systems have death penalty statutes.
Abstract
As of June 30, 1994, a total of 2,730 inmates were under sentence of death in the 33 States and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The majority of death row inmates are male. Fifty-one percent are white, 41.75 percent are black, 5.1 percent are Hispanic, 0.7 percent are Native American, and 0.25 percent are Asian. A death sentence is unlikely to lead to immediate execution. Most death row inmates have access to rehabilitative programs. Visiting privileges for death row inmates have expanded considerably in some States over the past 2 years, although other privileges such as work and recreation have remained relatively stable. Mental health and religious counseling as well as attorneys are available to all death row inmates. Tables and map