Arkansas

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State Abbreviation AR
State Name Arkansas
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 27
Number of Executions before 1976 478
Current Death Row Population 38
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 03-23-1973
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1990
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 7.3
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 0
Number of Clemencies Granted 1
Region South
Method Authorizes lethal injection for those whose offense occurred on or after July 4, 1983; inmates whose offense occurred before that data may select lethal injection or electrocution
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Grady (Women: Pine Bluff)
Clemency Process Governor has authority to grant clemency with nonbinding advice of Board of Pardons and Paroles