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Table 11. Time under sentence of death and execution, by race, 1977-2006
| Year of execution |
Number executed |
Average elapsed
time from sentence
to execution
for
all inmates |
|
| All racesa |
Whiteb |
Blackb |
| |
| Total |
1,057 |
|
680 |
|
362 |
|
126 |
mo |
| 1977-83 |
|
11 |
|
9 |
|
2 |
|
51 |
mo |
| 1984 |
|
21 |
|
13 |
|
8 |
|
74 |
|
| 1985 |
|
18 |
|
11 |
|
7 |
|
71 |
|
| 1986 |
|
18 |
|
11 |
|
7 |
|
87 |
|
| 1987 |
|
25 |
|
13 |
|
12 |
|
86 |
|
| 1988 |
|
11 |
|
6 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
| 1989 |
|
16 |
|
8 |
|
8 |
|
95 |
|
| 1990 |
|
23 |
|
16 |
|
7 |
|
95 |
|
| 1991 |
|
14 |
|
7 |
|
7 |
|
116 |
|
| 1992 |
|
31 |
|
19 |
|
11 |
|
114 |
|
| 1993 |
|
38 |
|
23 |
|
14 |
|
113 |
|
| 1994 |
|
31 |
|
20 |
|
11 |
|
122 |
|
| 1995 |
|
56 |
|
33 |
|
22 |
|
134 |
|
| 1996 |
|
45 |
|
31 |
|
14 |
|
125 |
|
| 1997 |
|
74 |
|
45 |
|
27 |
|
133 |
|
| 1998 |
|
68 |
|
48 |
|
18 |
|
130 |
|
| 1999 |
|
98 |
|
61 |
|
33 |
|
143 |
|
| 2000 |
|
85 |
|
49 |
|
35 |
|
137 |
|
| 2001 |
|
66 |
|
48 |
|
17 |
|
142 |
|
| 2002 |
|
71 |
|
53 |
|
18 |
|
127 |
|
| 2003 |
|
65 |
|
44 |
|
20 |
|
131 |
|
| 2004 |
|
59 |
|
39 |
|
19 |
|
132 |
|
| 2005 |
|
60 |
|
41 |
|
19 |
|
147 |
|
| 2006 |
|
53 |
|
32 |
|
21 |
|
145 |
|
| |
Note: Average time was calculated
from the most recent sentencing date.
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska
Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
bIncludes persons of Hispanic origin. |
| |
Source: National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS-8).
See also Methodology. |
