The people on death row
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On death row live the people who have been sentenced and are waiting to be executed. The wait can last years or decades, often in isolation, with a date that arrives or is put off again and again. It is a punishment inside the punishment, and in many countries the number of people held there is the hardest figure of all to obtain.
This page collects the news on the people on death row, on the conditions they are held in, and on the numbers the association is able to document.
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- APRIL 8, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
USA - Prisoners and COVID-19
APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH ROW JUVENILE OFFENDER BEATEN TO DEATH BY PRISON GUARDS
Death row juvenile offender Danial Zeinolabedini was beaten to death by prison guards.
APRIL 6, 2020ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: EIGHT DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED AND 1.680 INMATES RELEASED
At least eight prisoners, who have been on the death row for periods ranging from 10 to 12 years, this week had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment in line with the recent Presidential clemency order, ZimEye reported on 4 April 2020.
APRIL 3, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 2019 Exoneration Report
USA - 2019 Exoneration Report
APRIL 2, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: INMATE CONVICTED IN SIX DEATHS EXECUTED
A death row inmate was executed on 1st April 2020 in Taiwan, less than a year after he was convicted of killing six people by setting fire to his home.
- APRIL 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
IRAN - Dozens Killed In Iran Prison Riots.
MARCH 26, 2020JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: HANGED EX-AUM MEMBER URGED WOULD-BE TERRORISTS TO HALT ATTACKS
A former senior Aum Shinrikyo member wrote a letter in English urging would-be terrorists not to carry out their planned attacks before he was executed in 2018 for his involvement in the cult's 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
- MARCH 12, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Winter 2020 edition of Death Row USA (DRUSA), updated to January 1, 2020
USA - The Winter 2020 edition of Death Row USA (DRUSA), updated to January 1, 2020
- MARCH 9, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Paul C. Hildwin freed after 35 years of incarceration, 29 of which on death row
USA - Florida. Paul C. Hildwin freed after 35 years of incarceration, 29 of which on death row
- MARCH 7, 2020WashingtonDEATH PENALTY
USA - Washington. HB 1488 to abolish death penalty did not come up for a vote on the floor of the state House by the March 7 deadline
USA - Washington. HB 1488 to abolish death penalty did not come up for a vote on the floor of the state House by the March 7 deadline
- FEBRUARY 22, 2020CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. California Announces Pilot Program to Move Some Death-Row Prisoners Out of San Quentin.
USA - California. California Announces Pilot Program to Move Some Death-Row Prisoners Out of San Quentin.
FEBRUARY 20, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Tennessee Has Electrocuted Nicholas Sutton.
USA - Tennessee. Tennessee Has Electrocuted Nicholas Sutton.
- FEBRUARY 17, 2020TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Nicholas Sutton has chosen the electric chair for his scheduled execution
USA - Tennessee. Nicholas Sutton has chosen the electric chair for his scheduled execution
- FEBRUARY 11, 2020ItalyDEATH BY PUNISHMENT
USA - Texas. Italy. Daniela Fontana informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
USA - Texas. Italy. Daniela Fontana informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
FEBRUARY 11, 2020DEATH BY PUNISHMENTTEXAS (USA): CHANGES IN A RESTRICTIVE SENSE ON THE DEATH ROW
A friend of Hands Off Cain, Daniela Fontana, informs us of changes in a restrictive sense on the death row of Texas.
- JANUARY 28, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2019: Death row prisoners continue to decline
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2019: Death row prisoners continue to decline
JANUARY 24, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Nevada. Paul Browning becomes the 168th person exonerated from death row.
USA - Nevada. Paul Browning becomes the 168th person exonerated from death row.
- JANUARY 7, 2020DEATH PENALTY
FLORIDA (USA): INMATE CLAIMS MAN ON DEATH ROW IS INNOCENT OF 1985 MURDER
James Dailey was convicted for the murder of 14-year-old Shelly Boggio out of Pinellas County, Florida, but another man says he is the killer.
JANUARY 7, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: 2,745 CONDEMNED INMATES AWAITING DEATH NATIONWIDE
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), says about 2,745 inmates condemned to death are awaiting execution in its facilities across the country.
- JANUARY 7, 2020LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana reaches 10-year since its last execution
USA - Louisiana. Louisiana reaches 10-year since its last execution
JANUARY 2, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: ONDO STATE GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU PARDONS THREE CONDEMNED INMATES ON DEATH ROW
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on 30 December 2019 granted state pardon to three condemned inmates across the various Correctional Centres on death row in the state.
- JANUARY 1, 2020St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2020GrenadaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty can be applied for aggravated murder and treason.
The death penalty can be applied for aggravated murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2020JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
- JANUARY 1, 2020St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2020Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Murder is a capital crime.
Murder is a capital crime.
- JANUARY 1, 2020TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
Tanzania still retains the death penalty as one of punishments under...
- JANUARY 1, 2020BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2020GhanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
The death penalty has been in Ghana’s statute books since the inception
JANUARY 1, 2020FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. The James Dailey Case
USA - Florida. The James Dailey Case