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Death row population falls for first time since 1976
The Justice Department reported a drop from 3601 to 3581 death row inmates in 2001, the first year-to-year decline in 25 years. Sixty-six executions occurred in 2001, with Texas leading in executions and California, Texas, and Florida housing the most inmates. The report notes increased use of plea bargains and DNA exonerations influencing death penalty application.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Richard Dieter
Death Penalty Information Center
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Juan Raul Garza
California
Florida
New Hampshire
Alabama
Anthony Johnson
Idaho
Utah
Virginia Rovnyak
Aimal Khan Kasi
Greensville
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