20 December 2017 :
According to the DPIC, 39 new death sentences were imposed in the U.S. in 2017. The persons sentenced were: John Allen (29, male, White) Maricopa County, Arizona; Samantha Allen (29, Female, White) Maricopa County, Arizona; Raymond Barrera (27, male, Latino) Riverside County, California; Norman Belcher (42, male, Black) Clark County, Nevada; Sean Bush (48, male, Black) St. Johns County, Florida; Alan Champagne (47, male, Native American) Maricopa County, Arizona; Christopher Cheary (27, male, White) Tulare County, California; Joseph Colone (38, male, Black) Jefferson County, Texas; David Contreras (29, male, Latino) Riverside County, California; Mesac Damas (41, male, Black) Collier County, Florida; James Ellis (28, male, Black) San Bernardino County, California; John Falk (50, male, White) Walker County, Texas; Eric Frein (33, male, White) Pike County, Pennsylvania; Terry Froman (43, male, Black) Warren County, Ohio; Ronnie Fuston (24, male, Black) Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; Alberto Garcia (33, male, Latino) Harrison County, Mississippi; Steven Gordon (48, male, White) Orange County, California; William Hudson (35, male, White) Anderson County, Texas; Lorraine Hunter (62, female, Black) Riverside County, California; Jamal Jackson (26, male, Black) Mobile County, Alabama; Nikko Jenkins (30, male, Black) Douglas County, Nebraska; Elias Lopez (36, male, Latino) Riverside County, California; Johnny Lopez (37, male, Latino) Riverside County, California; Heraclio Meza (28, male, Latino) Los Angeles County, California; Alton Nolen (33, male, Black) Cleveland County, Oklahoma; Ryan Clark-Petersen (27, male, White) Houston County, Alabama; Thomas Randolph (62, male, White) Clark County, Nevada; Jonathan Renfro (29, male, White) Kootenai County, Idaho; Cherie Rhoades (47, female, Native American) Placer County, California; Marvin Rice (50, male, White) Dent County, MIssouri; Javier Righetti (25, male, Latino) Clark County, Nevada; Shawn Rogers (male, Black) Santa Rosa County, Florida; Dylann Roof (22, male, White) U.S. Distict of South Carolina; Will Sitton (53, male, White) Clark County, Nevada; Brad Smith (21, male, White) Cleveland County, Arkansas; Preston Strong (50, male, Black) Yuma County, Arizona; Leeton Thomas (40, male, Black) Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Billy Tracy (39, male, White) Bowie County, Texas; Darnell Washington (28, male, Black) Contra Costa County, California. As for race, the convicted are 15 White, 15 Black, 7 Latinos and 2 Native Americans. As for sex, the convicted are 36 males and 3 females. Hands off Cain counted 4 more people sentenced to death this year: Isauro Aguirre (California); David Contreras (California); Larry Perry (Florida); Gary Sampson (federal).
