Source * Prof. Rick Halperin
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Total executions
since 1976 705
Executions by Year
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 2
1980 0
1981 1
1982 2
1983 5
1984 21
1985 18
1986 18
1987 25
1988 11
1989 16
1990 23
1991 14
1992 31
1993 38
1994 31
1995 56
1996 45
1997 74
1998 68
1999 98
2000 84
2001 28 (To Date)
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9-17-00
Texas Executions by County
(as of 5/01/01)
Angelina 1
Aransas 1
Bastrop 1
Bell 2
Bexar 17
Bowie 1
Brazoria 2
Brazos 8
Brown 1
Caldwell 1
Cameron 5
Chambers 1
Clay 1
Collin 3
Crockett 1
Dallas 21
Dawson 1
Denton 2
Ellis 1
El Paso 1
Freestone 1
Fort Bend 3
Galveston 5
Grayson 1
Hale 2
Hamilton 1
Hardin 1
Harris 63
Harrison 1
Henderson 2
Hidalgo 1
Hunt 1
Jefferson 7
Jones 1
Kleberg 1
Lee 1
Leon 1
Lubbock 7
Matagorda 1
McLennan 5
Montgomery 7
Milam 1
Navarro 3
Nueces 7
Parker 1
Potter 5
Sabine 1
San Jacinto 1
Scully 1
Shelby 1
Smith 4
Tarrant 20
Taylor 5
Tom Green 2
Travis 3
Trinity 1
Victoria 1
Walker 1
Wichita 1
Williamson 2
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TEXAS COUNTY EXECUTIONS COMPARED TO STATES
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Virginia 82
Harris County, TX 63
Florida 51
Missouri 49
Oklahoma 41
Louisiana 26
South Carolina 25
Alabama 23
Arkansas 23
Georgia 23
Arizona 22
Dallas County, TX 21
Tarrant County, TX 20
North Carolina 17
Bexar County, TX 17
Delaware 12
Illinois 12
California 9
Nevada 9
Indiana 8
Brazos County, TX 8
Jefferson County, TX 7
Lubbock County, TX 7
Montgomery County, TX 7
Nueces County, TX 7
Utah 6
Cameron County, TX 5
Galveston County, TX 5
McLennan County, TX 5
Potter County, TX 5
Taylor County, TX 5
Mississippi 4
Smith County, TX 4
Maryland 3
Navarro County, TX 3
Nebraska 3
Pennsylvania 3
Washington 3
Collin County, TX 3
Fort Bend County, TX 3
Travis County, TX 3
Kentucky 2
Montana 2
Oregon 2
Bell County, TX 2
Brazoria County, TX 2
Denton County, TX 2
Hale County, TX 2
Henderson County, TX 2
Tom Green County, TX 2
Williamson County, TX 2
Colorado 1
Idaho 1
Ohio 1
Tennessee 1
Wyoming 1
Angelina County, TX 1
Aransas County, TX 1
Bastrop County, TX 1
Bell County, TX 1
Bowie County, TX 1
Brown County, TX 1
Caldwell County, TX 1
Chambers County, TX 1
Clay County, TX 1
Crockett County, TX 1
Dawson County, TX 1
Ellis County, TX 1
El Paso County, TX 1
Freestone County, TX 1
Grayson County, TX 1
Hamilton County, TX 1
Hardin County, TX 1
Harrison County, TX 1
Hidalgo County, TX 1
Hunt County, TX 1
Jones County, TX 1
Kleberg County, TX 1
Lee County, TX 1
Leon County, TX 1
Matagorda County, TX 1
Milam County, TX 1
Parker County, TX 1
Sabine County, TX 1
San Jacinto County, TX 1
Scully County, TX 1
Shelby County, TX 1
Smith County, TX 1
Trinity County, TX 1
Victoria County, TX 1
Walker County, TX 1
Wichita County, TX 1
USA:
DEATH ROW INMATES BY STATE
Total Number of Death Row Inmates: 3,682*
State # of State # of State # of
Inmates Inmates Inmates
California 576 Nevada 91 New Jersey 17
Texas 455 Missouri 80 Washington 16
Florida 391 S. Carolina 70 Utah 11
Penn. 235 Miss. 63 Nebraska 10
N.Carolina 232 Indiana 43 U.S.Military 7
Ohio 200 Arkansas 41 Connecticut 6
Alabama 184 Kentucky 41 Montana 6
Illinois 168 Virginia 29 Colorado 6
Oklahoma 148 Oregon 28 New Mexico 5
Georgia 135 U.S. Gov't 24 New York 5
Arizona 120 Idaho 21 Kansas 4
Tennessee 101 Maryland 18 South Dakota 3
Louisiana 91 Delaware 18 Wyoming 2
*When added, state totals are higher because some inmates have been
sentenced to death in more than one state.
(source: NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Death Row USA, July 1, 2000)
SIZE OF DEATH ROW BY YEAR*
Year # of Year # of
Inmates Inmates
1968 517 1985 1,591
1969 575 1986 1,781
1970 631 1987 1,984
1971 642 1988 2,124
1972 334 1989 2,250
1973 134 1990 2,356
1974 244 1991 2,482
1975 488 1992 2,575
1976 420 1993 2,716
1977 423 1994 2,890
1978 482 1995 3,054
1979 539 1996 3,219
1980 691 1997 3,335
1981 856 1998 3,452
1982 1,050 1999 3,625
1983 1,209 2000 3,682
1984 1,405
*Figures are year end numbers, except for 2000, which is as of July 1,
2000
(sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics" (1994 and 1999); Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Capital
Punishment 1998 " (1999), and NCCAP Legal Defense & Education Fund,
"Death Row USA" (July 1, 2000)).
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EXECUTIONS UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH: THE SHAME OF TEXAS
1995 - 2000*
1995
Clifton Russell
Willie Ray Williams
Jeffrey Motley
Billy Conn Gardner
Samuel Hawkins
Noble Mays
Fletcher Thomas Mann
Ronald Allridge
John Fearance Jr.
Karl Hammond
Vernon Satterwhite
Carl Johnson Jr.
Harold Joe Lane
Bernard Amos
Hai Hai Vuong
Esequel Banda
James Briddle
1996
Leo Jenkins
Kenneth Granviel
Joe Gonzales
1997
Richard Brimage Jr.
John Barefield
David Lee Herman
David Spence
Billy Woods
Kenneth Gentry
Benjamin Boyle
Ernest Orville Baldree
Terry Washington
Anthony Ray Westley
Clifton Belyeu
Richard Drinkard
Clarence Lackey
Bruce Callins
Larry Wayne White
Robert Madden
Patrick Roberts
Kenneth Harris
Davis Losada
Dorsie Johnson
Earl Behringer
David Stoker
Eddie James Johnson
Irineo Montoya
Robert West Jr.
James Carl Lee Davis
Jessel Turner
Benjamin Stone
John Cockrum
Dwight Adanandus
Ricky Lee Green
Kenneth Ransom
Aua Lauti
Aaron Lee Fuller
Michael Sharp
Charlie Lee Livingston
Michael Lockhart
1998
Karla Faye Tucker
Steven Renfro
Jerry Lee Hogue
Joseph Cannon
Lesley Gosch
Frank McFarland
Robert A. Carter
Pedro Cruz Muniz
Clifford Boggs
Johnny Pyles
Leopoldo Narvaiz
Genaro Ruiz Camacho
Delbert Teague
David Castillo
Javier Cruz
Jonathan Nobles
Kenneth McDuff
Daniel Lee Corwin
Jeff Emery
James Meanes
1999
John Glenn Moody
Troy Farris
Martin Vega
Jorge Cordova
Danny Lee Barber
Andrew Cantu
Norman Green
Charles Rector
Robert Excell White
Aaron C. Foust
Jose De La Cruz
Clydell Coleman
William Little
Joseph Stanley Faulder
Charles Daniel Tuttle
Tyrone Fuller
Ricky Blackmon
Charles Anthony Boyd
kenneth Dunn
James Earhart
Joe Trevino
Raymond James Jones
Willis Barnes
William Price Davis
Richard Wayne Smith
Alvin Wayne Crane
Jerry McFadden
Domingo Cantu
Desmond Jennings
John Michael Lamb
Jose Gutierrez
David Long
James Beathard
Robert Atworth
Sammie Felder Jr.
2000
Earl Heiselbetz, Jr.
Spencer Goodman
David Hicks
Larry Robison
Billy Hughes, Jr.
Glen McGinnis
James Moreland
Cornelius Goss
Betty Lou Beets
Odell Barnes Jr.
Ponchai Wilkerson
Timothy Gribble
Tommy Ray Jackson
William Kitchens
Michael McBride
James Richardson
Richard Foster
James Clayton
Robert Carter
Thomas Mason
John Burks
Paul Nuncio
Gary Graham
Jessy San Miguel
Orien Joiner
Juan Soria
Brian Roberson
Oliver Cruz
John Satterwhite
Richard Jones
David Gibbs
Jeff Caldwell
Ricky McGinn
* Through Oct.1, 2000
ANY STATE THAT EXTERMINATES ITS CITIZENS AS HAS HAPPENED IN TEXAS DURING
THE PAST FIVE YEARS DESERVES TO BE ROUNDLY CONDEMNED BY CIVILIZED PEOPLE
FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
David Atwood, President
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
October 1, 2000
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