In the US, how many states have abolished the death penalty?

5 states

17 states

23 states

31 states

23 states

23 US states no longer have the death penalty. Most states that retain it did not carry out an execution last year.

How many countries have abolished the death penalty in the last 15 years?

8

11

22

28

22

22 countries have abolished the death penalty at different levels since 2010, showing a clear global trend toward ending capital punishment. Lebanon’s parliament voted to abolish the death penalty just two months ago.

In 1999, 31 countries carried out executions. How many were still doing so by 2024?

8

15

22

28

15

By 2024, only 15 countries were still carrying out executions, roughly half the number from 1999 – the year Reprieve was founded. The world is moving away from the death penalty.

How many people has Reprieve helped to access justice?

250

500

900

1200

Reprieve has secured access to justice for more than 1,200 people denied their right to a fair trial.

How many people on death row in Malawi has Reprieve helped release and reintegrate into society?

42

89

121

165

165 people who faced the death penalty in Malawi have been released and reintegrated into society thanks in part to Reprieve’s resentencing project with our local partners, leaving zero people on death row there today.

Following the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Kenya, how many people are now eligible to receive new sentences?

Around 500

Around 1500

Around 3000

Around 5000

Around 5,000 people in Kenya are now eligible for new sentences following the abolition of the mandatory death penalty.

US popular support for the death penalty has reached a low not seen in how long?

25 years

30 years

40 years

50 years

Support for the death penalty in the US has hit a 50-year low, as more people come to understand the cruelty and failures of the system.

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