As of January 1, [update] , there were 2, death row inmates in the United States , including 46 women. Comparatively, Comparatively, it is estimated that 4. Capital punishment exists as a punishment in American Samoa , an unincorporated territory of the United States , but does not have a prescribed method of execution.
No executions have been imposed or performed since the territory gained self-governance in ; the last executions occurred in , when the island was under the control of the United States Navy.
Due to the number of California death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Due to the number of Louisiana death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Due to the number of Mississippi death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Note: On May 30, , the state Senate voted to override Governor Chris Sununu's veto on a bill that abolished the state's death penalty 16β8. Since the veto had already been overridden by the state House of Representatives, the bill immediately became law and repealed capital punishment, replacing it with life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The law was not retroactive and the one person on death row at the time of abolition remains there. Due to the number of North Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Due to the number of Pennsylvania death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Due to the number of South Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed.
Due to the number of Tennessee death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed. Due to the number of Texas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages or part of a criminal enterprise with a separate Wikipedia page are listed. Twenty-three states have abolished capital punishment. Crimes committed in these states are still eligible for the death penalty if they are convicted in federal court for certain federal crimes.
