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Bookmark or Share- Arguments for and against capital punishment - BritannicaSupporters of the death penalty believe that those who commit murder, because they have taken the life of another, have forfeited their own right to life.
- Homepage | Death Penalty Information CenterDPIC REPORTS. Dec 16, 2020. DPIC 2020 Year End Report: Death Penalty Hits Historic Lows Despite Federal Execution Spree. In a pandemic-affected year, a 22 nd state abolished the death penalty, 5 death-row prisoners were exonerated, new death sentences were the lowest in modern history, and executions declined despite a federal execution spree.
- Capital punishment in the United States - WikipediaCapital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 28 states, American Samoa, the federal government, and the military. Its existence can be traced to the beginning of the American colonies. Along with Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore, the United States is one of four advanced democracies and the only Western nation that applies the death penalty regularly.
- Death Penalty - Pros & Cons - ProCon.orgSince 1977, one year after the Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of the death penalty, more than 1,480 people have been executed, primarily by means of lethal injection. Most death penalty cases involve the execution of murderers although capital punishment can also be applied for treason, espionage, and other crimes.
- Death Penalty | Amnesty InternationalThe death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. Amnesty opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception - regardless of who is accused, the nature or circumstances of the crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution.
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