In the state of California, a total of 690 people were under sentence of death as of December 31, 2021, by far the most out of any state. Florida, Texas, Alabama, and North Carolina rounded out the top five states with the most people under sentence of death in that year.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by state
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199011/number-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-by-state-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by state." Chart. December 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199011/number-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-by-state-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199011/number-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-by-state-in-the-us/
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Number of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199011/number-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-by-state-in-the-us/
