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Español. The infliction of the death penalty is incompatible with the right to life and is difficult to reconcile with the right to live free of torture. The UN has historically opposed it and works towards its worldwide abolition. And progress has been made: the death penalty has been abolished in approximately 170 countries so far. More @Wikipedia
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- Executions Overview - Death Penalty Information Center1603 men and women have been executed in the United States since the 1970 s, although executions have declined significantly over the past two decades. Most executions have been concentrated in a few states and a small number of outlier counties.
- List of Federal Death Row PrisonersBecause of different definitions of what constitutes being “on death row,” some organizations such as the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel or the Bureau of Justice Statistics may have a slightly different list of those currently under federal sentence of death.
- Year End Report - Death Penalty Information CenterThose executed in 2023 spent an average of nearly 23 years on death row, the longest average time in the modern era of the death penalty. More than half (54%) of the prisoners had been on death row for more than 20 years, in violation of international human rights norms.
- Time on Death Row - Death Penalty Information CenterTime on Death Row. Death-sentenced prisoners in the U.S. typically spend more than a decade on death row prior to exoneration or execution. Some prisoners have been on death row for well over 20 years.
- Death Row Overview - Death Penalty Information CenterDeath Row Overview. Around 2, 250 prisoners currently face execution in the United States. The national death-row population has declined for 20 consecutive years, as sentence reversals, executions, and deaths by other causes are outpacing new death sentences.
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