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Re: Mississippi
Jennie Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:52 pm
State Abbreviation MS
State Name Mississippi
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 9
Number of Executions before 1976 351
Current Death Row Population 65
Women on Death Row 2
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 04-23-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1983
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 7.7
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? Yes
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 3
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region South
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Parchman (Women: Pearl)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
State Name Mississippi
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 9
Number of Executions before 1976 351
Current Death Row Population 65
Women on Death Row 2
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 04-23-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1983
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 7.7
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? Yes
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 3
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region South
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Parchman (Women: Pearl)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
Jennie- Admin
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Age : 39
Location : Newcastle Upon Tyne
View : Anti-Death Penalty
Registration date : 2008-06-17 -
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