capital punishment

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She spoke of one audience member, a relative of someone who was murdered, who became more open to a debate about the merits of capital punishment after seeing the opera.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Prosecutors have not made a decision about whether they will seek capital punishment in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

However, their arguments remain persuasive — and even more so when it comes to capital punishment.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2025

Virginia, was no sidebar in the world of capital punishment.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

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