California Death Penalty Facts

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Number of Executions Since 1976 — 13
Number of Executions before 1976 — 709
Current Death Row Population — 746
Number of Women — 19
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted — 01-01-1974
1st Execution After Re-enactment — 1992
Murder Rate (per 100,000) — 4.4
Is permanent incarceration 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 — 3
Number of Clemencies Granted — 0
Method — Lethal Injection
How is the Sentence Determined? — Jury
Location of Death Row(s) — San Quentin (Women: Chowchilla)
Clemency Process — Governor has sole authority to grant clemency