This page places capital punishment in Mississippi in national and international contexts, including race, legality of the death penalty, intellectual status, age, and more.

Mississippi has used four methods to execute inmates over the years. Find out what they are, when they were used, and what the state uses today.

Capital punishment falls within a number of contentious areas. This page lists some of the many ethical and legal arguments for and against the death penalty.

Botched executions, last-minute reprieves, and international controversy around some of Mississippi’s unusual executions.

Information on the six individuals exonerated from death sentences post-1976’s Furman v. Georgia.

The thirty-five individuals currently on Mississippi’s death row and the convictions which brought them there.

A map of death row sentences imposed by counties in Mississippi.