Death Row by the Numbers

Current Inmates on Death Row Convicted in Major Urban Counties

Death Row by the Numbers

Current Inmates on Death Row Convicted in Major Urban Counties


* Includes a change of venue case originating in Jackson Co.

Source: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, as of Sept. 13.

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