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2062:Exonerations
1841:2020–present
1826:South Dakota
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1816:Rhode Island
1811:Pennsylvania
1791:North Dakota
1544:South Dakota
1534:Rhode Island
1529:Pennsylvania
1509:North Dakota
1275:. Retrieved
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1253:. Retrieved
1222:Butte County
1216:
1155:George Sitts
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544:Bill Janklow
311:Demographics
60:
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45:decision of
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24:South Dakota
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1741:Mississippi
1666:Connecticut
1604:Puerto Rico
1459:Mississippi
1374:Connecticut
1277:February 2,
1255:February 2,
1086:Emil Victor
1057:George Bear
978:Emma Stone
920:John Meyer
742:Thomas Egan
700:Jack McCall
624:Kristi Noem
592:Mike Rounds
303:Kristi Noem
145:Mike Rounds
110:Elijah Page
2155:Categories
1863:Washington
1776:New Mexico
1771:New Jersey
1656:California
1574:Washington
1494:New Mexico
1489:New Jersey
1364:California
1232:References
776:Brave Bear
760:Mary Egan
685:Victim(s)
470:2020–2029
459:2010–2019
448:2000–2009
437:1990–1999
426:1980–1989
415:1976–1979
295:Pennington
95:Victim(s)
20:U.S. state
2072:Last meal
2067:Juveniles
1831:Tennessee
1721:Louisiana
1584:Wisconsin
1549:Tennessee
1454:Minnesota
1429:Louisiana
902:Jay Hicks
688:Governor
256:Minnehaha
178:Minnehaha
98:Governor
1858:Virginia
1801:Oklahoma
1781:New York
1756:Nebraska
1746:Missouri
1736:Michigan
1726:Maryland
1716:Kentucky
1696:Illinois
1680:pre-1972
1671:Delaware
1661:Colorado
1651:Arkansas
1636:Military
1623:executed
1619:Lists of
1569:Virginia
1519:Oklahoma
1499:New York
1474:Nebraska
1464:Missouri
1449:Michigan
1439:Maryland
1424:Kentucky
1404:Illinois
1379:Delaware
1369:Colorado
1359:Arkansas
1339:Military
1191:See also
500:Governor
130:Lawrence
1888:By year
1873:Wyoming
1853:Vermont
1751:Montana
1701:Indiana
1686:Georgia
1676:Florida
1646:Arizona
1641:Alabama
1589:Wyoming
1564:Vermont
1469:Montana
1409:Indiana
1389:Georgia
1384:Florida
1354:Arizona
1344:Alabama
720:Hanging
682:Method
481:Method
220:Lincoln
92:Method
89:County
29:hanging
2047:Debate
1806:Oregon
1761:Nevada
1711:Kansas
1621:people
1524:Oregon
1479:Nevada
1419:Kansas
1394:Hawaii
1349:Alaska
1162:White
1126:Black
1092:White
966:Black
908:White
874:White
840:White
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707:White
654:Furman
639:Total
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339:20–29
323:White
282:White
243:White
207:White
165:White
117:White
2103:Other
1836:Texas
1691:Idaho
1554:Texas
1434:Maine
1399:Idaho
1208:Notes
670:Race
667:Name
645:100%
504:Party
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405:100%
399:Male
329:100%
318:Race
77:Race
74:Name
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59:Post-
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1896:2000
1848:Utah
1796:Ohio
1706:Iowa
1599:Guam
1559:Utah
1514:Ohio
1414:Iowa
1279:2020
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676:Sex
673:Age
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345:20%
334:Age
83:Sex
80:Age
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70:No.
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