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Re: Alabama
State Abbreviation AL
State Name Alabama
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 38
Number of Executions before 1976 708
Current Death Row Population 201
Women on Death Row 2
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 05-03-1976
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1983
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? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 5
Number of Clemencies Granted 1
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Judge can override the jurys recommendation
Location of Death Row(s) Atmore (Women: Wetumpka)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority with restrictions to commutations to life
State Name Alabama
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 38
Number of Executions before 1976 708
Current Death Row Population 201
Women on Death Row 2
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 05-03-1976
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1983
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? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 5
Number of Clemencies Granted 1
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Judge can override the jurys recommendation
Location of Death Row(s) Atmore (Women: Wetumpka)
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority with restrictions to commutations to life
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