The Death Penalty in the OSCE Area–Background Paper 2018 To the United States of America: Questions below relate to the developments with regard to the death penalty in your country in the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 1) The 2017 Background Paper on the death penalty lists crimes that carry the death penalty and the methods of execution in your country, among other issues. Please inform us if any corrections or changes are needed. 2) Have any steps been taken to introduce, retain or remove a moratorium on the death penalty during the reporting period (1 April 2017- 31 March 2018) on the state level? If yes, please attach copies of relevant documents. 3) Please provide details on any changes in legislation, rules and regulations regarding the treatment of persons on death row and attach copies of relevant documents. Please provide information whether there are any particular provisions applicable regarding the special needs of women on death row. STATISTICS 4) Please provide statistics on the number, age, gender and race/ ethnicity of persons who have been sentenced to death in the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, as well as the specific crime for which each of these persons was sentenced. 5) Please provide information about the gender of the victim of the crime leading to the death sentence. 6) Please list other death sentences that have become final (i.e. all appeal stages have been exhausted) during the reporting period (1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018) and which courts passed each of these sentences. 7) Please indicate if any of the persons sentenced to death in the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 were: • Under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed; • Pregnant women or women with dependent children; • Men with dependent children; • Diagnosed as having any form of mental disorder; • Non-nationals; please indicate whether or not any of these persons received consular assistance. 100