Removed from Death row
8466 prisoners have been sentenced to death in the USA between 1973 and 2011.
Nearly half of them (49%) have been removed from death row, mainly because
their sentence or their conviction has been overturned, commuted,
or they have died of other causes.
A recent example is Max Soffar who died in April 2016 on death row in Texas. His innocence was supported by a number of organisations, including the ACLU.
Nearly half of them (49%) have been removed from death row, mainly because
their sentence or their conviction has been overturned, commuted,
or they have died of other causes.
A recent example is Max Soffar who died in April 2016 on death row in Texas. His innocence was supported by a number of organisations, including the ACLU.
SAVE Innocents - Innocence and the death penalty
Source: Capital Punishment, 2011 - Statistical tables, July 2013 (BIS) - Table 17
(see also tables 9, 10,12, 13, 14 16)
