Missouri

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State Abbreviation MO
State Name Missouri
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 66
Number of Executions before 1976 285
Current Death Row Population 45
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 09-28-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1989
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 6.3
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? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 3
Number of Clemencies Granted 2
Region Midwest
Method Choice of Injection or Gas
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Mineral Point (Women: Fulton)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles