Death Penalty Information Center

Research ServicesWashington, United States11-50 Employees

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) is a national nonprofit operating in the research services space, focusing on capital punishment. It provides data and analysis to help the media, policymakers, and the public understand issues surrounding the death penalty and the people it affects. DPIC does not advocate for or against capital punishment; instead, it highlights concerns about how it is applied. The organization curates information from credible sources and offers timely research on the history and current use of the death penalty, including reports on arbitrariness, costs, innocence, and racial disparities, along with an annual year-end summary. Its website provides free resources such as searchable databases, data visualizations, educational materials, and a podcast series, Discussions with DPIC. 

Based in Washington, United States, and founded in 1990, DPIC presents itself as an information resource rather than a policy advocate. It serves as a neutral platform for data-driven discourse on capital punishment and its administration. The nonprofit is described as small to mid-sized and focuses on delivering authoritative data and analysis to decision-makers and the public. In 2023, DPIC released its end-of-year report, noting that only five states conducted executions and seven states had imposed the death penalty, the lowest levels in twenty years. This reflects ongoing monitoring of developments in death penalty policy and practice.

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