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Number under sentence of death
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Counts of persons under sentence of death on December 31 by state and federal correctional authorities are collected annually through the Capital Punishment data series (NPS-8). Details on sex, race, Hispanic origin, education, marital status, age at time of arrest for the capital offense, legal status and criminal history of those sentenced to death are presented.

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