Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1997 United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics capital punishment commuted sentences criminal histories death row inmates demographic characteristics executions felony offenses prison inmates sentencing states (USA) NACJD.XIV ICPSR.XVII.E NACJD.III This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and prisoners whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-1997. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates removed from death row by yearend 1997 and for inmates who were executed. 2008-11-05 event/transaction data 2737 10.3886/ICPSR02737.v1 official prison records United States 1973--1997 ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (