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Learn about the racial makeup of individuals executed and on death row in 1999. Statistics reveal the distribution of white, black, American Indian, Asian, and other races among prisoners.
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Of persons executed in 1999:-- 61 were white-- 33 were black-- 2 were American Indian-- 2 were Asian Racial makeup of those executed
At yearend 1999, 37 States and the Federal prison system held 3,527 prisoners under sentence of death, 2% more than at yearend 1998. All had committed murder. Prisoners under the Death Sentence
Of persons under sentence of death in 1999:-- 1,948 were white-- 1,514 were black-- 28 were American Indian-- 24 were Asian-- 13 were classified as "other race." Prisoners on death row by race
