1,500th execution in the United States since 1976

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The State of Georgia executed Marion Wilson on June 20, 2019, for the murder of an off duty prison guard. That was the 1,500th execution in the United States since capital punishment resumed in 1976.

That would average to about 35 executions a year during the 43 years since 1976.

By state:

Texas - 561
Virginia - 113
Oklahoma - 112
Florida - 98
Missouri - 88
Georgia - 74
Alabama - 66

1,024 of the 1,500 occurred in the top 7 states.

Ohio - 56
North Carolina - 43
South Carolina - 43
Arizona - 37
Arkansas - 31
Louisiana - 28
Mississippi - 21
Indiana - 20
Delaware - 16
California - 13
Illinois - 12
Nevada -12
Tennessee - 10
Utah - 7
Maryland - 5
Washington State - 5
Nebraska - 4
South Dakota - 4
Federal Government - 3
Idaho - 3
Kentucky -3
Montana - 3
Pennsylvania - 3
Oregon - 2
Colorado - 1
Connecticut - 1
New Mexico - 1
Wyoming - 1

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Texas has a lot of criminals.

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Texas is full of blood-lust kooks.

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I mean, they try to say that the death penalty is so harsh that it acts as a deterrent to criminal activity. In Texas though, it seems to act as an accelerant.

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That rationale was debunked decades ago.

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Well, I’m usually against the death penalty, but it seems were mostly putting Texans to death. So maybe I’m meh on the whole thing.

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a great affirmation of the value of human life

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I see CA in the list but that have been in the very beginning. I cant remembers the last time we executed someone. I’m surprised it’s as high as 13.

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Texas is number 1!

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super max is worse then death.

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Mississippi at 21.

That’s a lot less than I expected.

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It’s harder now…they can’t kill just blacks.

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You ever been dead or in Supermax?

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I knew that was coming.

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1,500 executions in 40+ years? Damn, we’re softer than I thought. lol

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We hit that in an average afternoon at the abortuaries in the USA.

We hit that in an average month just counting late-term abortions.

It’s all odious. But one practice completely smothers the other in magnitude.

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Texas has executed more that one third of all those condemned nationally since the mid-70s. Not surprised…