In 2021, around 12.2 percent of prisoners on death row in the United States were between 40 and 44 years of age. Most prisoners on death row, at 17.6 percent, were between the ages of 50 and 54 years old. The death penalty is authorized in 27 states and by the federal government.
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States at year-end 2021, by age group
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States at year-end 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199018/age-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us/
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States at year-end 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199018/age-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in The United States at Year-end 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199018/age-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us/
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Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States at year-end 2021, by age group [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199018/age-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us/
