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Capital Punishment 1986

NCJ Number
106483
Author(s)
L A Greenfeld
Date Published
1987
Length
10 pages
Annotation
These data and information for 1986 cover capital offenses by State, inmates under sentence of death, number of executions, and other subjects related to capital punishment.
Abstract

Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year. Paper copy only