answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Recent statistics have stated that almost 7000 inmates have died or were killed in US prisons in 2012. This number is similar each year and includes deaths by fires, riots, and other disasters.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

AnswerBot

3d ago

The number of prisoners executed in the US varies each year. In recent years, the number has been relatively low, with around 20-30 executions taking place annually.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

Since 1976 there have been 1,087 executions in the United States.
An excelltnt information source is the Death Penalty Information Center.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Not many. In 2008, three inmates were killed. In 2009, no inmates were killed. 2010 has yet to see a single inmate killed either.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How many prisoners are executed a year in the US?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What year did the US enter the concentration camps and free the prisoners?

prisoners the free and camps consentration the enter us the did year what 1945


How many operation Iraqi freedom US soldiers captured?

Captured and released, or still held as prisoners (hostages)? A few years ago, at least one US servicemember was be-headed (executed) on world wide television by terrorists.


What year did the US have the highest rate of executions?

The year with the highest rate of executions in the US was 1935, during which 199 people were executed.


What does it mean to execute?

It has two meanings:To do or perform. "Execute the Colonel's order." or "The lawyer asked us to execute the wills."To kill as a form of punishment. "The prisoners were executed by a firing squad."


What do you do to get executed in the US?

Murder will get you executed.


How many convicts were put to death in the US between 1976 and 2016 and what year were the most executed?

Between 1976 and 2016, a total of 1,437 convicts were executed in the United States. The year with the highest number of executions during that period was 1999, with a total of 98 individuals put to death.


How many Asian Americans were executed by Us military during ww2?

none


How many people have been executed in the us this year?

1223 Since 1976 there have been 1386 executions carried out in the United States. Most of those executions occurred in the South.


Do prisoners vote in the US?

No


How many US troops lost in atomic bombing of Hiroshima?

There were 11 prisoners which died in the attack.


How many people die from capital punishment each year?

5o people die each year from capital punishments NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ANSWER> Worldwide total - What country - what state ???


How many executions have there been in the year 2011 in the US?

Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 1,173 convicted murderers have been executed in the United States. (As of September 1, 2009)