South Carolina
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Re: South Carolina
State Abbreviation SC
State Name South Carolina
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 38
Number of Executions before 1976 641
Current Death Row Population 58
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-02-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1985
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 8.3
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 2
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Ridgville (Women: Columbia)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
State Name South Carolina
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 38
Number of Executions before 1976 641
Current Death Row Population 58
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-02-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1985
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 8.3
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 2
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Ridgville (Women: Columbia)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
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