Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997,...

Alabama sentenced 31 people to death in 1996-1997, the same number as Florida, which has a population of 16 million, or more than 3 times Alabama's 4.5 million population. Per capita, Alabama sentenced 6.89 people to death per million and Florida sentenced 1.94 per million. California, with 33.9 million people, sentenced 78 people to death, or 2.3 per million; Texas, with 20.8 million people, sentenced 67 people to death, or 3.22 per million; and North Carolina, with 8 million people, sentenced 42 people to death, or 5.25 per million. In 1998, Alabama sentenced 24 people to death, or 5.33 per million; while North Carolina sentenced 20, or 2.5 per million; Florida sentenced 27, or 1.69 per million; California sentenced 31, or 0.91 per million; and Texas sentenced 40 or 1.92 per million. In 1999, Alabama sentenced 12 people to death, or 2.67 per million; North Carolina sentenced 24, or 3 per million; Florida sentenced 20, or 1.25 per million; California sentenced 43, or 1.27 per million; and Texas sentenced 48, or 2.31 per