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Quick Facts
- Since 1976, there has been 1,543 executions
- Since 1973, there has been 186 exonerations
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Atkins v. Virginia (2002) established it is unconstitutional to execute defendants with "mental retardation"
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Roper v. Simmons (2005) made the death penalty for juveniles unconstitutional
- As of January 1, 2022, there are 2,436 individuals on death row in the United States
- Virginia is the last state to abolish the death penalty (2021). The last execution in the state was April 9, 1909
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