During the same year Parliament abolished the death penalty for picking pockets, but more than 200 crimes remained punishable by death. (religion-online.org)
I'm on board with talking about grace, mercy, forgiveness, and love, and I'm open to prudential arguments for abolishing the death penalty in the U.S.. (firstthings.com)
Of the states that haven't abolished the death penalty, Texas has carried out the most executions with 520 since 1977. (businessinsider.com)