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| Global experts discuss the decline of the death penalty in America | |
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| Executions are on the decline in the US, even though the majority of Americans still support capital punishment. | Executions are on the decline in the US, even though the majority of Americans still support capital punishment. |
| The reason for the decline comes from a European-led boycott against medical drugs used by US corrections departments during the execution process. A report published by the Death Penalty Information Center indicates that a major factor behind the slump has been the difficulty states are encountering in finding a consistent means of ending life. | The reason for the decline comes from a European-led boycott against medical drugs used by US corrections departments during the execution process. A report published by the Death Penalty Information Center indicates that a major factor behind the slump has been the difficulty states are encountering in finding a consistent means of ending life. |
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| Live chat transcript | |
| Reporter Ed Pilkington and report author Richard C Dieter in a live chat about the state of the death penalty in the US Thursday. Among their guests was Maya Foa, who runs Reprieve's Stop the Lethal Injection Project. Here is the transcript: | |
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