In 2021, a total number of 16 people were admitted to prison in the United States awaiting execution. Of these, 10 prisoners admitted to prison on death row were white. In the United States, 27 states and the federal government authorize the death penalty.
Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity
The data for white and black inmates include persons of Hispanic/Latino origin. The data for the total number includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2023). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. December 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in The United States Received under Sentence of Death in 2021, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
