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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- JANUARY 1, 2018BelizeDEATH PENALTY
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
Murder and military offences are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018BarbadosDEATH PENALTY
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
Barbados retains a mandatory death penalty or murder and treason.
- JANUARY 1, 2018BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
- JANUARY 1, 2018CubaDEATH PENALTY
In April 2013, after ten consecutive years without carrying out executions
In April 2013, after ten consecutive years without carrying out executions
- JANUARY 1, 2018DominicaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018GrenadaDEATH 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, 2018JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
On the issue of capital punishment, the Jamaica Constitution states...
- JANUARY 1, 2018St. Vincent & GrenadinesDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018St. Kitts & NevisDEATH PENALTY
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
Murder is the only death-qualifiable offence.
- JANUARY 1, 2018Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTY
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
The sentence of death is the mandatory punishment for murder in Trinidad and Tobago.
- JANUARY 1, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
Article 24 of the constitution reads that
Article 24 of the constitution reads that "the death penalty...
- JANUARY 1, 2018GuyanaDEATH PENALTY
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
Murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2018Antigua & BarbudaDEATH PENALTY
Murder is a capital crime.
Murder is a capital crime.
DECEMBER 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AFTER BEING 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A prisoner was hanged in Rajaii Shahr Prison of Karaj. The victim who has been identified by the state-media only as Ghadir, has been on death row since 20 years ago. He was found guilty of murder.
- DECEMBER 19, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona Ends Death-Row Solitary Confinement, Sees Reduced Prisoner Anxiety, Lowered Costs, and Increased Safety.
USA - Arizona. Arizona Ends Death-Row Solitary Confinement, Sees Reduced Prisoner Anxiety, Lowered Costs, and Increased Safety.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DPIC 2017 YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES, EXECUTIONS AT NEAR-HISTORIC LOWS
Executions and new death sentences remained near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years, according to DPIC's annual report, “The Death Penalty in 2017: Year End Report,” released December 14.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017DEATH PENALTY
ARKANSAS (USA): FORMER DEATH ROW INMATE TIMOTHY HOWARD RELEASED
Arkansas Parole Board releases former death row inmate Timothy Howard.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): EMILIO AVALOS DIES ON THE STATE'S DEATH ROW
November 1, 2017: Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
NOVEMBER 1, 2017ZimbabweDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: MUGABE SAYS HE FAVORS RESUMPTION OF EXECUTIONS
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said he is in favor of resuming executions after more than a decade in response to rising murder rates.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
USA - California. Death-row prisoner Emilio Avalos, 40, Hispanic, has died in custody.
OCTOBER 26, 2017TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MURDER CONVICT WALKS FREE AFTER DECADE ON DEATH ROW
A Taiwanese man who spent more than a decade on death row walked free after being acquitted of murder in a retrial, boosting calls for the abolition of capital punishment.
- OCTOBER 14, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO INDONESIANS GRANTED PARDON
The Indonesian government has managed to successfully secure the release of two Indonesians on death row in Saudi Arabia and repatriated them on October 14.
- OCTOBER 12, 2017CameroonDEATH PENALTY
235 on death row
12 October 2017. a group of lawyers against the death penalty in Cameroon said, through Agence Press Africa, that the detainees sentenced to death are about 235.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow has ruled Arizona may keep secret from the media the identity of the entities that are supplying execution drugs
USA - Arizona. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow has ruled Arizona may keep secret from the media the identity of the entities that are supplying execution drugs
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017DEATH PENALTYUSA: WORST CRIMES CARRY HIGHEST RISK OF BAD EVIDENCE, WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
Two professors of sociology and criminology who reviewed more than 1500 cases in which convicted prisoners were later exonerated have found a direct relationship between the seriousness of the crime and miscarriages of justice: "the 'worst of the worst cr
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017DEATH PENALTY
DEATH ROW USA SPRING 2017
"Death Row USA Spring 2017" Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam
USA - Alabama. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Eleventh Circuit has ruled in favor of Alabama death-row prisoners challenging midazolam