Kentucky
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Re: Kentucky
State Abbreviation KY
State Name Kentucky
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 2
Number of Executions before 1976 424
Current Death Row Population 39
Women on Death Row 1
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 01-01-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1997
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 4.0
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 1
Number of Clemencies Granted 2
Region South
Method Authorizes lethal injection for persons sentenced on or after March 31, 1998; inmates sentenced before that date may select lethal injection or electrocution.
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Eddyville (Women: Pee Wee Valley)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
State Name Kentucky
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 2
Number of Executions before 1976 424
Current Death Row Population 39
Women on Death Row 1
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 01-01-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1997
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 4.0
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 1
Number of Clemencies Granted 2
Region South
Method Authorizes lethal injection for persons sentenced on or after March 31, 1998; inmates sentenced before that date may select lethal injection or electrocution.
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Eddyville (Women: Pee Wee Valley)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
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