capital punishment

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Nowhere has this been more clearly on display than in the world of capital punishment.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Opponents of capital punishment have rejected it on religious, ethical and legal grounds arguing it goes against Jewish law, violates the right to life and brings a risk of executing innocent people.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Mexico has abolished capital punishment and routinely seeks U.S. guarantees that any suspects extradited or otherwise sent to the United States will not face the death penalty.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

The Iranian judiciary confirmed Soltani was under arrest but said he had not been sentenced to death and his charges meant he did not risk capital punishment.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The problem was so significant in Illinois that in 2003, Governor George Ryan, a Republican, citing the unreliability of capital punishment, commuted the death sentences of all 167 people on death row.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson