Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty

The Death Penalty in 2018: Year End Report

The Death Penalty Information Center has released their annual report on the death penalty and for the fourth consecutive year the United States saw fewer than 30 executions and less than 50 new death sentences. This marks an ongoing, long-term decline in capital punishment in the country. Not only did 2018 see a decrease in sentences and executions, it also saw repeal legislation passed through two Republican controlled chambers in New Hampshire (falling only two votes shy of veto override majority) and the death penalty struck down in the state of Washington after undeniable evidence of racial bias in the system reached the state supreme court. In addition to this, seven counties with prosecutors who frequently used the death penalty saw these officials voted out in favor of reform-minded District Attorneys, and two GOP U.S. Senate candidates announced opposition to the death penalty during the primaries and won their parties nomination. As a whole, 2018 has been a smashing success — one that saw only eight states carry out an execution at all (with Texas) accounting for more than half of the 25) and with strong support for repeal swelling in battleground areas. We look for
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