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1. www.amnesty.org › en › latestThe Death Penalty in 2017: Facts and Figures - Amnesty ...

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   Apr 12, 2018 · Amnesty International recorded at least 2,591 death sentences in 53 countries in 2017, a significant decrease from the record-high of 3,117 recorded in 2016. At least 21,919 people were known to be on death row at the end of 2017.

2. deathpenaltyinfo.org › facts-and-research › dpicThe Death Penalty in 2017 : Year End Report

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   Dec 14, 2017 · Executions and new death sentences were near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years. Both the 23 executions and the projected 39 new death sentences in 2017 were the second lowest totals in more than a quarter-century.

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3. bjs.ojp.gov › content › pubCapital Punishment, 2017: Selected Findings

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   HIGHLIGHTS. At year-end 2017, a total of 32 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) held 2,703 prisoners under sentence of death, which was 94 (3%) less than at year-end 2016. In 2017, the number of prisoners held under sentence of death declined for the 17th consecutive year. 11 states held the same number.

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4. www.amnesty.org › en › wp-contentDEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS 2017 - Amnesty International

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   Amnesty International confirmed that 619 death sentences were imposed in the region in 2017, a reduction on the 764 death sentences recorded in 2016. The majority of confirmed death sentences were imposed in Egypt, with 402 people sentenced to death compared to at least 237 in 2016.

5. www.amnesty.org.au › death-sentences-and-executionDeath sentences and executions in 2017 - Amnesty ...

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   At the close of 2017, a total of 142 countries had ended the death penalty in law or practice, with 106 countries completely removing it from their law books. Globally, executions were down by four per cent from 2016 and by 39 per cent from 2015.

6. deathpenaltyworldwide.org › project › death-penaltyDeath Penalty Database — Cornell Center on the Death Penalty ...

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   Our comprehensive database tracks the laws and practices of all countries that retain the death penalty. An essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and the public at large, the database provides fully searchable analysis of national and global trends relating to capital punishment.

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   What is the death penalty database?

   • , Cornell Daily Sun, Cornell University, Oct. 27, 2016. Our comprehensive database tracks the laws and practices of all countries that retain the death penalty. An essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and the public at large, the database provides fully searchable analysis of national and global trends relating to capital punishment.

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   What happened to the death penalty in 2017?

   • (Washington, D.C.) Executions and death sentences remained near historically low levels in 2017, as public support for the death penalty fell to its lowest level in 45 years, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC).

   The Death Penalty in 2017 : Year End Report

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   Which countries apply the death penalty most?

   • Amnesty International’s new report Death Sentences and Executions 2017 shows that while there is a global trend away from the death penalty, the Asia-Pacific region is still the area where most countries apply the death penalty, often for drug-related offenses.

   Death sentences and executions in 2017 - Amnesty International Australia

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   How many death sentences were imposed in 2016?

   • Only the 20 executions in 2016 were lower. Fourteen states and the federal government are projected to impose 39 new death sentences in 2017, the second lowest annual total since the U.S. Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972. It was the seventh year in a row that fewer than 100 death sentences were imposed nationwide.

   The Death Penalty in 2017 : Year End Report

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   Does DPIC support the death penalty?

   • DPIC provides information and analysis and tracks data on the death penalty, but does not take a position for or against capital punishment. The new death sentences imposed in 2017 highlight the increasing geographic isolation and arbitrary nature of the death penalty, Dunham said.

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   What is the death penalty information center?

   • The Death Penalty Information Center is a national, non-profit organization that provides information and analysis on death-penalty issues. We don’t take a position for or against the death penalty itself. Here are some highlights of the 2017 Year-End Review from the Death Penalty Information Center.

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8. ghdx.healthdata.org › record › death-penalty-2017Death Penalty in 2017: Facts and Figures | GHDx

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   Amnesty International. Death Penalty in 2017: Facts and Figures. London, United Kingdom: Amnesty International, 2018.