Year End Report - Death Penalty Information Center
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Those executed in 2023 spent an average of nearly 23 years on death row, the longest average time in the modern era of the death penalty. More than half (54%) of the prisoners had been on death row for more than 20 years, in violation of international human rights norms.
The End of the Death Penalty? - Harvard Law School
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Today, 27 states in the U.S., as well as the federal government, retain the death penalty, and as of April 2022, one source reported that there were 2,414 people on death row across the country.
Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? - The New York Times
WEBJan 20, 2021 · The death penalty has been abolished in 22 states and 106 countries, yet it is still legal at the federal level in the United States. Does your state or country allow the death penalty? Do...
Abolish The Death Penalty - Amnesty International USA
WEBJul 29, 2024 · We must continue to press governments and legislators to end the death penalty everywhere. We are working on multiple fronts to end this cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. We are campaigning to stop executions of specific individuals in the U.S. and around the world.
Capital Punishment: The end of the death penalty - TIME
WEBFor the first time in the nearly 30 years that I have been studying and writing about the death penalty, the end of this troubled system is creeping into view. And I’ll give you five reasons...
Death Penalty - Amnesty International
WEBDeath sentences. Amnesty International recorded at least 2,428 death sentences in 52 countries in 2023, a slight decrease from the total of 2,016 reported in 2022. At least 27,687 people were known to be under sentence of death globally at the end of 2023.
US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge …
WEBMarch 11, 2021. In their appeal to the White House, the rights experts insisted that the death penalty served “no deterrent value and cannot be reconciled with the right to life”. ‘Inherently...
10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S. - Pew Research Center
WEBJul 19, 2021 · About six-in-ten (63%) say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes, and nearly eight-in-ten (78%) say there is some risk that an innocent person will be executed. Opinions about the death penalty vary by party, education and race and ethnicity.
The Death Penalty in 2021 : Year End Report
WEBDec 16, 2021 · Key Findings. Virginia becomes 23rd state, and first in the South, to abolish the death penalty. Seventh consecutive year with fewer than 30 executions and 50 new death sentences. New study finds one exoneration for every 8.3 executions.
The Death Penalty in 2022 : Year End Report
WEBDec 16, 2022 · Key Findings. Eighth consecutive year with fewer than 30 executions and 50 new death sentences. Botched executions and protocol errors lead to halts in Alabama and Tennessee. Executions heavily concentrated in few jurisdictions – more than half in Oklahoma and Texas.