Most (61.9%) Inmates on Death Row are White

• Death row inmates can be distinguished from other inmates by their orange t-shirts.
  
  
• The state of Florida was given the authority to execute inmates by the 1923 Legislature.
  
  
• The U.S. Supreme Court declared capital punishment unconstitutional in 1972 in Furman vs. Georgia. In 1976 the Furman decision was overturned, upholding the constitutionality of the death penalty, which was resumed in Florida in 1979 with the execution of John Spenkelink.

• Male inmates under sentence of death are housed at Union Correctional Institution or Florida State Prison. Female death row inmates reside at Lowell Annex.
  
  
• Average number of years served before execution: 12.7
  
  
• Average number of years between offense and execution: 14.3
  
  
• Average age at execution: 43.0
  
  
• Average age at offense for those executed: 28.7

Race of Inmates Executed Since Death Penalty Reinstated

Race and Gender of Death Row Inmates on June 30 Compared Over Five Years
	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Gender
Males	376	379	389	390	393
Females	1	1	2	1	1
Race
Black	132	132	137	139	138
White	234	237	241	240	244
Other	11	11	13	12	12
Race/Gender
White Males	233	236	239	239	243
Black Males	132	132	137	139	138
Other Males	11	11	13	12	12
White Females	1	1	2	1	1
Black Females	0	0	0	0	0
Other Females	0	0	0	0	0
Total	377	380	391	391	394