Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction...

Delaware has the highest rate of executions as a fraction of its population of any state in the U.S. The average time on death row for the current inmates is just under 5 years and 4 months. Among the 10 men executed since 1992, the average time spent between the original death sentence and execution was 7 years. In 1996, Delaware conducted one of the few hangings that have occurred in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated. Almost half of their executions have been volunteers who waived their right to appeal.