Highlights include the following:
+ At yearend 2005, 36 States and the Federal prison system held 3,254 prisoners under sentence of death, 66 fewer than at yearend 2004. This represents the fifth consecutive year that the population has decreased.
+ Of those under sentence of death, 56% were white, 42% were black, and 2% were of other races.
+ Fifty-two women were under sentence of death in 2005, up from 47 in 1995.
Souce: Bureau of Justice Statistics
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