Pennsylvania
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Re: Pennsylvania
State Abbreviation PA
State Name Pennsylvania
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 3
Number of Executions before 1976 1040
Current Death Row Population 228
Women on Death Row 3
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 03-26-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1995
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 5.9
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 6
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region Northeast
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) SCI Greene (Waynesburg) or SCI Graterford (Women: Muncy)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
State Name Pennsylvania
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 3
Number of Executions before 1976 1040
Current Death Row Population 228
Women on Death Row 3
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 03-26-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1995
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 5.9
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 6
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region Northeast
Method Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) SCI Greene (Waynesburg) or SCI Graterford (Women: Muncy)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles
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