After it reached its peak both in its use and popular support in the 1990s, the frequency of the death penalty has fallen. Drug manufacturers have stopped supplying their products to states that want to use them in executions, while public backing for the death penalty has steadily been waning.

BING NEWS:
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    The top prosecutor in the state's second largest county said it's time for a real study of the death penalty and not just looking at improving the procedures to execute inmates.
    12/1/2024 - 6:09 pm | View Link
  • Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty
    In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, opponents of the death penalty are mounting a campaign to convince President Biden to commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. Doing ...
    11/30/2024 - 9:34 pm | View Link
  • Former head of Arizona's death penalty review speaks out following dismissal by Gov. Hobbs
    Executions are set to resume in Arizona, and days after being dismissed from a death penalty review by Governor Katie Hobbs, a retired judge is speaking out on his findings, and why he believes ...
    11/30/2024 - 8:29 pm | View Link
  • Accused of killing a trooper, woman, Louisiana man argues death penalty is unconstitutional
    Charged with killing a Louisiana state trooper and others during a multiparish shooting rampage, a Louisiana man is asking the court to bar the death penalty and rule two Louisiana laws ...
    11/28/2024 - 8:00 pm | View Link
  • Arizona ready to resume executions; attorney general will seek death warrant
    Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that her office would be seeking a death warrant for prisoner Aaron Gunches.
    11/26/2024 - 11:42 am | View Link
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