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Year-By-Year Death Row Statistics

Table 1 shows the year-by-year population of death row from 1974 to the present. In the table, "Died" includes all death row prisoners who died by any cause other than execution. This includes deaths by natural causes, accidents, suicide, murder, and death during attempted escape. The "Removed" column counts those prisoners who were removed from death row, including overturned convictions, reduced sentences, commutations, pardons, and transfers to federal custody.

Table 1 - Year-By-Year Death Row Population
  Jan. 1 Population Executed Died Removed Added
1974 0 0 1 0 9
1975 8 0 0 0 22
1976 30 0 0 0 24
1977 54 0 0 2 20
1978 72 0 0 5 44
1979 111 0 1 6 22
1980 126 0 0 10 28
1981 144 0 1 14 25
1982 154 1 0 19 29
1983 163 0 2 14 25
1984 172 3 0 4 23
1985 188 6 0 3 37
1986 216 10 2 4 43
1987 243 6 1 11 37
1988 262 3 0 3 35
1989 291 4 0 5 29
1990 311 4 1 4 29
1991 331 5 0 5 30
1992 351 12 1 6 32
1993 364 17 2 14 37
1994 368 14 0 6 47
1995 395 19 1 5 43
1996 413 3 0 3 39
1997 446 37 2 4 35
1998 438 20 3 4 42
1999 453 35 2 5 48
2000 459 40 2 2 30
2001 445 17 2 2 31
2002 455 33 3 4 36
2003 451 24 0 2 29
2004 454 23 3 7 25
2005 446 19 1 31 15
2006 410 24 3 3 11
2007 391 26 0 8 13
2008 370        
Total   405 34 211 1024

Figure 1 shows the year-by-year Texas death row population in line graph format. Again, population totals refer to 1 January of the given year. The graph also shows, by groups, how long prisoners were on death row. "Time on Death Row" indicates full calendar years. For example, a prisoner admitted any time during 1999 is considered to have 0 years on death row on 1 Jan 2000 and 1 year on death row on 1 Jan 2001.

Figure 1 - Texas Death Row Population (click to enlarge)

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