In 2016, Number Of Death Penalty Sentences And Executions Are Down

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— Between 1972 and 1976, state juries handed down death sentences, but due to a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, there were no executions carried out.
— Figures for 2016 are estimates.

Source: The Death Penalty Information Center

Credit: Brittany Mayes and Alyson Hurt/NPR