by Fred Guttman | Jul 12, 2021 | Opinion
The former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court was convinced to oppose the death penalty. This was more than 15 years ago and resulted from the efforts I and others carried out to educate people about why the death penalty was problematic, ineffective...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 14, 2021 | News
A majority (60%) of U.S. adults support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to a Pew Research Center report published June 2. This is down slightly from 2020 when 65% of all respondents favored the death penalty for murder convictions....
by Good Faith Media | Jul 10, 2020 | News
A statement opposing the federal government’s plan to execute four inmates was issued July 7. Signed by over 1,000 faith leaders from multiple traditions, it asks the Trump administration to halt the four federal executions scheduled for July and August. “As faith...
by Good Faith Media | Jul 6, 2020 | News
The number of U.S. adults who believe capital punishment is morally acceptable is at an all-time low, according to a Gallup report published June 23. A slim majority (54%) said the death penalty was “morally acceptable.” In 2012 and 2017, the previous lows,...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jan 13, 2020 | News
The number of executions and new capital punishment sentences approached all-time lows in 2019, according to a Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) report published Dec. 17. Death row inmates declined by 82 in 2019, and, continuing a five-year trend, fewer than 30...
