List of United States death row inmates

As of October 1, 2016, there were 2,902 death row inmates in the United States. The number of death row inmates changes daily with new convictions, appellate decisions, sentence commutations, deaths (through execution or otherwise), and exonerations. Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the information in this article may be out of date.

Comparatively, the U.S. population is 63.7% non-Hispanic white, 12.2% black, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian, 0.9% Native American, and 2.1% mixed or other.

Comparatively, 51.32% of the U.S. population is female, and 48.68% is male (2014).

Comparatively, 84.1% of U.S. adults have a high school diploma or GED.

Comparatively, it is estimated that 4.2% of American adults have a serious mental illness.

Approximately one hour before Joe's murder, his wife Wendi had called 911 at the behest of a co-worker, claiming that her terminally ill husband was dying. When paramedics arrived however, Wendi turned them away, stating that Joe had a do-not-resuscitate order, and that his wish was to die. Paramedics left the scene. One hour later, Wendi called 911 again, reporting that she had stabbed and beaten her husband to death in self-defense. She also made claims that her husband was physically and psychologically abusive toward her. However, being that Joe was weak from chemotherapy and the sodium azide poisoning, he was unable to defend himself. Wendi was charged with murder.

Note: On March 18, 2009, New Mexico became the 15th state without a death penalty when then-Governor Bill Richardson signed the law replacing New Mexico's death penalty with life without parole. The law was not made retroactive; the two inmates on death row at the time remain there.

Former Oregon Governor, John Kitzhaber, placed a moratorium on all executions for the duration of his term as 37th governor, which has upset the victims of Haugen, Gary Haugen himself, as well as Oregonians who voted in favor of Ballot Measures 6 and 7 in the 1984 General Elections. It is estimated that the case of Gary Haugen cost Oregon tax payers over $1.2 million, according to the Statesman Journal.

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