A 1990s Gallup poll revealed that 80% of Americans supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/19/his-gruesome-crimes-were-a-basis-for-silence-of-the-lambs-the-sister-of-one-of-his-victims-has-mixed-feelings-about-his-execution/

According to him, the issue of removing the death penalty, could have easily been done if the GBA have taken more interest in this endeavour.

Source: https://theheraldghana.com/madina-mp-hits-at-gba-for-its-silence-on-the-death-penalty/

According to the Chinese government, the death penalty serves as a deterrent to other crimes, including corruption, thus let the death penalty become the final option in Nigeria.

Source: https://www.opinionnigeria.com/could-the-death-penalty-be-the-ultimate-solution-for-corrupt-transactional-justice-practitioners-by-john-egbeazien-oshodi/

According to the Chinese government, the death penalty serves as a deterrent to other crimes, including corruption, thus let the death penalty become the final option in Nigeria.

Source: https://www.opinionnigeria.com/could-the-death-penalty-be-the-ultimate-solution-for-corrupt-transactional-justice-practitioners-by-john-egbeazien-oshodi/

Accused of committing a heinous crime, YNW Melly has been facing the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.

Source: https://www.sohh.com/ynw-melly-dodges-the-death-penalty/

All 12 jurors had to agree to impose the death penalty, otherwise, he would have been sentenced to life in prison.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/pittsburgh-synagogue-mass-shooting-jury-reaches-verdict-death/story?id=101220141

Allen also said the threat of the death penalty — if federal prosecutors pursued charges — was a key factor in Aldrich’s motivation in taking the plea agreement, though federal charges may still be possible.

Source: https://thegavoice.com/news/national/club-q-mass-shooter-sentenced-fbi-and-doj-open-investigation/

American rapper YNW Melly, 21, has recently been in the news due to allegations that he has been given the death penalty.

Source: https://thecurrent-online.com/celebrity/ynw-melly-release-date/18385/

A mitigation investigation in death penalty cases involves the consideration of mitigating circumstances or factors that can encourage the judge to be more lenient with sentencing.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-law/mitigation-investigation-for-death-row-convicts-kerala-hc-8619621/

Among people who support the death penalty in Florida, there’s appetite for non-unanimity on juries because it would’ve meant the execution of the Parkland school shooter.

Source: https://jezebel.com/dillbeck-desantis-death-penalty-non-unanimous-jury-1850155934

And indeed, the County Attorney’s Office ultimately decided not to seek the death penalty, although it denied that Little’s request had anything to do with the decision.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2023/12/23/crime-show-features-2009-honor-murder-in-arizona-without-daring-to-name-its-cause-n4924980

And now with our death penalty paid, we're now offered eternal life 'because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.'

Source: https://www.wnd.com/2023/05/ai-mentioned-bible-yes-catastrophic-results/

Apostasy is one of the worst crimes in Islam and can carry the death penalty.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/08/01/the-palestinian-authoritys-religious-antisemitism-reaches-new-heights/

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby had harsh words for his fellow Anglicans in Uganda for supporting a new law that makes homosexual acts illegal and subject to punishment, even by the death penalty.

Source: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/religious-quotes-news-june-25-2023.1040013

A state lawmaker from St. Louis and other death penalty opponents are urging Missouri’s governor to block Tuesday’s scheduled execution of convicted murderer Michael Tisius.

Source: https://kwos.com/2023/05/death-penalty-opponents-urge-missouris-governor-to-stop-tisius-scheduled-execution/

Both had been sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in 2018.

Source: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/07/singapore-unlawful-and-shameful-drug-executions-continue-including-of-first-known-woman-in-20-years/

But he found strength standing beside death penalty abolition advocates and people like Rivera, those sentenced to death for something they didn’t do.

Source: https://ncnewsline.com/2023/12/11/in-nc-one-man-gov-roy-cooper-has-the-power-to-empty-death-row-but-will-he-do-it/

But his offer came with a condition that the U.S. Justice Department declined: In return for a guilty plea, he would no longer face the death penalty.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5483414/death-penalty-looms-over-pittsburgh-synagogue-massacre-trial/

Butler Co. Prison (PITTSBURGH) — The death penalty trial is set to begin Tuesday for the man accused of killing 11 worshippers in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Source: https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2023/05/29/one-dead-four-missing-after-luxury-fishing-charter-boat-sinks-off-the-coast-of-alaska/

“Despite all efforts made, the death penalty continued to be pronounced on the African continent, with clear risks of judicial error,” he said.

Source: https://realnewsmagazine.net/uns-rights-chief-urges-79-nations-to-abolish-death-penalty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uns-rights-chief-urges-79-nations-to-abolish-death-penalty