In 2020, an average of 227 months elapsed between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States. This is an increase from 1990, when an average of 95 months passed between sentencing and execution.
Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020
(in months)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2021). Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in months)." Chart. December 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Average Time between Sentencing and Execution for Inmates on Death Row in The United States from 1990 to 2020 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average time between sentencing and execution for inmates on death row in the United States from 1990 to 2020 (in months) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199026/average-time-between-sentencing-and-execution-of-inmates-on-death-row-in-the-us/