These States Have Used the Death Penalty the Most

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Notably, non-Hispanic whites account for about 59% of the U.S. population and Black individuals account for 14%.
51% : It would be the first novel method used to kill a prisoner since lethal injections were introduced in 1982.
48% : All executions that occurred last year were done via lethal injection.
47% : At the same time, the percentage of Black defendants on death row (41%) nearly matches that of white defendants (42%), according to data as of Jan. 1, 2023, published by the center.
35% : U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, tapped for his post by President Joe Biden, imposed a moratorium on federal executions in 2021 pending a review of policies and procedures.

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