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The debate in the United States (US) regarding the general application of the death penalty rages on, but the issues surrounding the execution of juveniles (those persons below the age of 18 at the time of the crime) attracts intense debate. As of August 2005, 79 juveniles are sitting on death rows throughout the US, with Texas boasting 28 child offenders, each awaiting their fate on one of the busiest death rows in the US.
Juvenile Offenders on Death Row
Source: State Correctional Facilities and NAACP, LDF
"Death Row USA"
Codes for state roster of juveniles on death row
| [John Doe] | Defendants awaiting a retrial or new sentencing proceeding following a court order or those whose court ordered conviction or sentence is not yet final. |
| n.a. | Not available. |
| State |
Name |
Race |
Date of Birth |
| Alabama (14) |
Adams, Ranaldo |
Black |
1 Jul 80 |
| Bonds, James Willis |
Black |
24 Jul 83 |
| Davis, Timothy Charles |
White |
18 Mar 61 |
| Duke, Mark Anthony |
White |
15 May 80 |
| Duncan, Trace |
White |
5 Nov 76 |
| Hart, Gary Davis II |
Black |
19 Sep 72 |
| Hyde, James Matthew |
White |
2 Mar 77 |
| Knotts, William Thomas |
White |
20 Nov 71 |
| Loggins, Kenny |
White |
15 Sep 76 |
| Neal, John Lionel |
n.a. |
13 Jul 64 |
| Pressley, Marcus |
Black |
24 Nov 79 |
| Slaton, Nathan D. |
White |
5 Oct 69 |
| Wimberley, Shaber |
Black |
6 Sep 79 |
| Wynn, Gregory |
Black |
9 Dec 81 |
| Arizona (6) |
[Aguilar, Tonatihu] |
Latino |
11 Feb 80 |
| [Davolt, James] |
White |
n.a. |
| [Huerstel, Christopher] |
White |
22 Sep 81 |
| Jackson, Levi |
White |
15 Jan 76 |
| Laird, Kenneth Jeremy |
White |
21 Mar 75 |
| [Soto-Fong, Martin] |
Latino |
6 Oct 74 |
| Florida (3) |
Bonifay, James Patrick |
White |
26 Dec 73 |
| LeCroy, Cleo Douglas |
White |
7 Mar 63 |
| Ramirez, Nathan |
White |
22 Apr 77 |
| Georgia (2) |
Gibson, Exzavious |
Black |
31 Mar 72 |
| Jenkins, Larry |
Black |
10 Nov 75 |
| Louisiana (6) |
Bridgewater, Roy |
Black |
22 Jan 79 |
| Craig, Dale Dwayne |
Black |
22 Sep 74 |
| Howard, Cedric Dwayne |
Black |
6 Jun 78 |
| [Jacobs, Lawrence Jr.] |
Black |
17 Nov 79 |
| Matthews, Ryan |
Black |
21 Mar 80 |
| Wilson, Aaron |
Black |
n.a. |
| Mississippi (5) |
Dycus, Kelvin |
White |
19 Sep 79 |
| Eskridge, Roderick |
Black |
25 Jan 80 |
| Foster, Ron Chris |
Black |
8 Jan 72 |
| Holly, William Joseph |
White |
6 Aug 74 |
| McGilberry, Stephen Virgil |
White |
7 Feb 78 |
| Missouri (1) |
Simmons, Christopher |
White |
26 Apr 76 |
| Nevada (1) |
Domingues, Michael |
Latino |
29 Jan 77 |
| North Carolina (5) |
Adams, Thomas Mark |
White |
20 Jul 70 |
| Chapman, Lamorris J. |
Black |
12 Dec 82 |
| Golphin, Kevin Salvador |
Black |
26 Dec 79 |
| [Tirardo, Francisco Edgar] |
Latino |
7 Apr 81 |
| Walters, Travis Levance |
Black |
8 Jul 80 |
| Pennsylvania (2) |
Hughes, Kevin |
Black |
5 Mar 62 |
| Lee, Percy |
Black |
24 Aug 68 |
| South Carolina (5) |
[Conyers, Robert Lewis] |
Black |
6 Jan 75 |
| Hughes, Herman Lee Jr. |
Black |
26 Jul 77 |
| [Kelly, William] |
White |
26 May 78 |
| Morgan, Eric |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Powers, Ted Benjamin |
White |
19 Sep 73 |
| Texas (28) |
Alvarado, Steven Brian |
Latino |
11 Aug 74 |
| Arroya, Randy |
Latino |
31 Oct 79 |
| Arthur, Mark Sam |
Latino |
1 Aug 79 |
| Barraza, Mauro Morris |
Latino |
5 May 72 |
| Bernal, Johnie |
Latino |
20 Aug 76 |
| Capetillo, Edward Brian |
Latino |
13 May 77 |
| Cobb, Raymond Levi |
White |
18 Jun 76 |
| Dewberry, John Curtis |
White |
30 Jan 77 |
| Dickens, Justin Wiley |
White |
28 Jul 76 |
| Dixon, Anthony Jerome |
Black |
7 Nov 76 |
| Guillen, Derek |
Latino |
20 Oct 80 |
| Horn, Patrick |
Black |
n.a. |
| Johnson, Eddie C. |
Black |
26 Nov 78 |
| Jones, Anzel Keon |
Black |
4 Feb 78 |
| Little, Leo Gordon |
White |
14 Jul 80 |
| Lopez, Michael Anthony Jr. |
Latino |
28 Apr 81 |
| Monterrubio, Jose Ignacio |
Latino |
26 Aug 76 |
| Perez, Efrain |
Latino |
19 Nov 75 |
| Reeves, Whitney |
White |
21 Aug 81 |
| Salinas, Jorge Alfredo |
Latino |
1 Apr 84 |
| Solomon, Christopher Julian |
Black |
30 Jan 80 |
| [Soriano, Oswaldo Regalado] |
Latino |
26 Jan 75 |
| Springsteen, Robert Burns |
White |
26 Nov 74 |
| Tran, Son |
Asian |
11 May 80 |
| Villareal, Raul Omar |
Latino |
25 Sep 75 |
| Williams, Nanon McKewn |
Black |
2 Aug 74 |
| Williams, Bruce Lee |
Black |
16 Feb 81 |
| Wilson, Geno Capoletti |
Black |
24 May 81 |
| Virginia (1) |
Johnson, Shermaine Ali |
Black |
30 Dec 77 |
Total : 79
(The Missouri Supreme Court has recently declared that the execution of juvenile offenders is "cruel and unusual" punishment. This page will keep the Missouri offenders in the statistics until the state of Missouri has exhausted its possible appeals)
Other websites may or may not count juveniles awaiting re-sentencing in their total numbers. We include these inmates in our totals to keep you aware of their status.
Total Awaiting Resentencing: 9
US Juvenile Executions Since 1976
| Name |
Execution Date |
State |
Race |
Age |
Executed |
| Scott Allen Hain |
3 Apr 2003 |
Oklahoma |
White |
17 |
32 |
| Toronto Patterson |
28 Aug 2002 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
24 |
| T.J. Jones |
8 Aug 2002 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
25 |
| Napoleon Beazley |
28 May 2002 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
25 |
| Gerald Lee Mitchell |
22 Oct 2001 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
33 |
| Gary L. Graham |
22 Jun 2000 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
39 |
| Glen C. McGinnis |
25 Jan 2000 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
27 |
| Steve E. Roach |
19 Jan 2000 |
Virginia |
White |
17 |
23 |
| Christopher Thomas |
10 Jan 2000 |
Virginia |
White |
17 |
26 |
| Sean R. Sellers |
4 Feb 1999 |
Oklahoma |
White |
16 |
29 |
| Dwight A. Wright |
14 Oct 1998 |
Virginia |
Black |
17 |
26 |
| Robert A. Carter |
18 May 1998 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
34 |
| Joseph John Cannon |
22 Apr 1998 |
Texas |
White |
17 |
38 |
| Chris Burger |
7 Dec 1993 |
Georgia |
White |
17 |
33 |
| Ruben Cantu |
28 Aug 1993 |
Texas |
Latino |
17 |
26 |
| Frederick Lashley |
28 Jul 1993 |
Missouri |
Black |
17 |
29 |
| Curtis Harris |
1 Jul 1993 |
Texas |
Black |
17 |
31 |
| Johnny Garrett |
11 Feb 1992 |
Texas |
White |
17 |
28 |
| Dalton Prejean |
18 May 1990 |
Louisiana |
Black |
17 |
30 |
| Jay Pinkerton |
15 May 1986 |
Texas |
White |
17 |
24 |
| J. Terry Roach |
10 Jan 1986 |
South Carolina |
White |
17 |
25 |
| Charles Rumbaugh |
11 Sep 1985 |
Texas |
White |
17 |
28 |
Total : 22
All figures are as of August 9, 2005
1 The OECD is an organization of 30 countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. Its work covers economic and social issues. The USA is a member of this organization.
For further information see Victor Streib, "Juvenile Death Penalty Today".
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