U.S. Death Row Population Drops Below 2,000 for First Time Since 1980s
June 22, 2026
June 22, 2026
NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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U.S. Death Row Population Drops Below 2,000 for First Time Since 1980s
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The death row population in the U.S. has dropped below 2,000 for the first time since the 1980s, according to the latest report on national capital punishment trends released by the civil rights think tank Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) of the Legal D . . .
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U.S. Death Row Population Drops Below 2,000 for First Time Since 1980s
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The death row population in the U.S. has dropped below 2,000 for the first time since the 1980s, according to the latest report on national capital punishment trends released by the civil rights think tank Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) of the Legal D . . .