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Re: Virginia
State Abbreviation VA
State Name Virginia
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 99
Number of Executions before 1976 1277
Current Death Row Population 20
Women on Death Row 1
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 10-01-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1982
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 5.2
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 7
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Waverly
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
State Name Virginia
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 99
Number of Executions before 1976 1277
Current Death Row Population 20
Women on Death Row 1
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 10-01-1975
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1982
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 5.2
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 7
Region South
Method Choice of Injection or Electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Waverly
Clemency Process Governor has sole authority to grant clemency
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