THINGS ABOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Most countries in the world have abolished capital punishment

The majority of executions take place in 5 countries – China,

Iran, North Korea, Yemen, and the United States

Executing a criminal costs between 2 to 5 times more than

keeping them in prison for the rest of their life

States and countries that have the death penalty actually

have significantly higher violent crime rates

The primary reason for keeping the death penalty is not

cost effectiveness or deterring crime, rather it is public opinion

Most people who support the death penalty in the United States

(and elsewhere) cite "an eye for an eye" as their reason

The United States is one of the only developed nations

that still allow for the death penalty

The last person to be guillotined in France was

Hamida Djandoubi in 1977

Most of the countries that currently allow for the

death penalty are also notorious human rights abusers