We’ve curated the most powerful quotes from individuals who are against the death penalty — including activists, abolitionists, political leaders, and the families of victims.

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long ...

— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responding to news of Moore’s death and the arrest of Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez, 21, who is an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, according to a news ...

Five men were executed by Texas in 2024, the sixth year in a row in which there were less than 10 executions. A little more than half of those sentenced to death in Texas — almost 600 of more ...

Support for the death penalty hovered between 76% to 80% from 1988 to 1995, and in 2023, those numbers shifted to only 53% of Americans, the lowest since 1966. Advertisement Article continues ...

The Vatican City State did not abolish the death penalty until 1969. The first edition of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in 1992 discouraged the use of the death penalty but permitted it.

When 29-year-old Christopher Edward Debord of Germantown was convicted of robbing and killing a man, the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half—47%—of Americans believe the death penalty is administered fairly, a record low.