US executions hit 25-year low as capital punishment wanes: study
- 21-Dec-2016
AUSTIN: The number of US executions fell to a quarter-century low in 2016 as new death sentences plummeted, indicating capital punishment is on the decline, a study released on Wednesday showed. The number of US executions in 2016 was 20, the lowest since 1991, according to the study from the Death Penalty Information Centre, which […]