In 2021, about 55.6 percent of prisoners who were under sentence of death in the United States had never been married. A further 21.1 percent of the prisoners on death row were married. The death penalty is authorized in the United States by 27 states and the federal government.
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status." Chart. December 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Prisoners under Sentence of Death in The United States in 2021, by Marital Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by marital status [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199022/prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-by-marital-status/
