Stop Executions

MADP works to stop executions by working with legal teams to advocate for justice for those condemned to death and uplift the humanity of those on death row. As an actively executing state, we need your help amplifying each and every #ClemencyCampaign. Learn more here.

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THE DEATH PENALTY IN MISSOURI AT A GLANCE

Number of executions since 1976: 98

Number of known innocent people freed from death row: 4

Number of persons currently on death row: 11

Pending death penalty cases have declined dramatically over the last ten years. There are 13 pending cases in Jan. 2024.

New death sentences in Missouri are few and far between. There has been one unanimous jury decision resulting in a death sentence in 10 years. The last person sentenced to death is Darren Emery out of St. Charles County.

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