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Table 11. Time under sentence of death and execution, by race,
1977-2007
Year of
execution |
Number executed |
|
Average elapsed
time from sentence
to execution
for all inmates |
| |
| All racesa |
Whiteb |
Blackb |
|
|
| Total |
1,099 |
708 |
376 |
|
127 |
mo |
|
| |
| 1977-83 |
|
11 |
9 |
2 |
|
51 |
mo |
|
| 1984 |
|
21 |
13 |
8 |
|
74 |
|
|
| 1985 |
|
18 |
11 |
7 |
|
71 |
|
|
| 1986 |
|
18 |
11 |
7 |
|
87 |
|
|
| 1987 |
|
25 |
13 |
12 |
|
86 |
|
|
| 1988 |
|
11 |
6 |
5 |
|
80 |
|
|
| 1989 |
|
16 |
8 |
8 |
|
95 |
|
|
| 1990 |
|
23 |
16 |
7 |
|
95 |
|
|
| 1991 |
|
14 |
7 |
7 |
|
116 |
|
|
| 1992 |
|
31 |
19 |
11 |
|
114 |
|
|
| 1993 |
|
38 |
23 |
14 |
|
113 |
|
|
| 1994 |
|
31 |
20 |
11 |
|
122 |
|
|
| 1995 |
|
56 |
33 |
22 |
|
134 |
|
|
| 1996 |
|
45 |
31 |
14 |
|
125 |
|
|
| 1997 |
|
74 |
45 |
27 |
|
133 |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
68 |
48 |
18 |
|
130 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
98 |
61 |
33 |
|
143 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
85 |
49 |
35 |
|
137 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
66 |
48 |
17 |
|
142 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
71 |
53 |
18 |
|
127 |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
65 |
44 |
20 |
|
131 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
59 |
39 |
19 |
|
132 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
60 |
41 |
19 |
|
147 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
53 |
32 |
21 |
|
145 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
42 |
28 |
14 |
|
153 |
|
|
| |
| Note: Average time was calculated from
the most recent sentencing date. |
| aIncludes American Indians,
Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. |
| bIncludes persons of Hispanic
origin. |
| |
Source: National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS-8).
See also Methodology. |
