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Decline in Capital Punishment: A Shift in Juror and Prosecutor Perspectives

Death Penalty Declines in the US

The landscape of capital punishment in the United States has significantly shifted over the past few decades. While there were once around 300 death sentences pronounced each year, this number dwindled to just 20 in 2023. Nineteen states have now outlawed capital punishment, and its imposition is decreasing in many others. Changing Juror and Prosecutor…

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