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Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away

WASHINGTON — Is the death penalty in America gradually dying?

There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low.

Execution drug shortages, sometimes grotesque errors in death chambers and legal challenges to sentences imposed by judges have contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of states that are carrying out executions.

http://www.startribune.com/execution-drop-makes-some-think-death-penalty-is-fading-away/392447071/

 

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