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December 22, 2016

Pace of U.S. Executions at 25-Year Low as Public Support Falls
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In news of capital punishment, a new report from the Death Penalty
Information Center finds the number of U.S. executions in 2016 fell to
its lowest level in 25 years. Texas and Georgia accounted for 16 of the
year's 20 executions. Nationwide, juries sentenced fewer people to death
than in any year since 1972, when the Supreme Court reinstated capital
punishment. Public support for the death penalty is declining, with one
poll showing support for capital punishment at less than half the
population.


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