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State Abbreviation WA
State Name Washington
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 4
Number of Executions before 1976 105
Current Death Row Population 8
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 11-04-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1993
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 3.0
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 0
Region West
Method Choice of Injection or Hanging
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Walla Walla
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency

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