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- It is still more common in Africa and the Middle East. 110 countries and territories around the world have abolished the death penalty, most recently the Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea. 87 nations still have capital punishment on the books, while Amnesty International lists 24 of them as abolitionists in practice, meaning the countries haven't carried out an execution in at least ten years.
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Jan 25, 2024 · The number of executions is rising globally, despite many countries abolishing the use of capital punishment. How many countries use the death penalty? According to the latest figures from Amnesty...
May 16, 2023 · It is still more common in Africa and the Middle East. 110 countries and territories around the world have abolished the death penalty, most recently the Central African Republic and Papua New...
Mar 29, 2011 · At least 1,722 people were sentenced to death in 58 countries in 2012. This is a decrease from 2011, when at least 1,923 people were known to have been sentenced in 63 countries worldwide, and a ...
Nov 17, 2023 · 305534. Author (s) Tracy L. Snell, BJS Statistician. Date Published. November 2023. Publication Series. Capital Punishment. Description. This report presents statistics on prisoners who were under sentence of death in 2021, a summary of state and federal death penalty laws in 2021, and historical trends in executions.
- Six-in-ten U.S. adults strongly or somewhat favor the death penalty for convicted murderers, according to the April 2021 survey. A similar share (64%) say the death penalty is morally justified when someone commits a crime like murder.
- A majority of Americans have concerns about the fairness of the death penalty and whether it serves as a deterrent against serious crime. More than half of U.S. adults (56%) say Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to death for committing similar crimes.
- Opinions about the death penalty vary by party, education and race and ethnicity. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are much more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers (77% vs. 46%).
- Views of the death penalty differ by religious affiliation. Around two-thirds of Protestants in the U.S. (66%) favor capital punishment, though support is much higher among White evangelical Protestants (75%) and White non-evangelical Protestants (73%) than it is among Black Protestants (50%).
As of 2022, 110 countries and territories had abolished capital punishment, which is up from 66 in 1997. The European Union has also been openly opposed to the death penalty, and has even taken...
Nov 1, 2023 · Highlights: During 2021, the number of prisoners under sentence of death declined for the 21st consecutive year. A total of 16 prisoners were received under sentence of death in 2021, one more than was reported in 2020.
