After several botched execution attempts last year, the state wants to use a new method known as nitrogen hypoxia. A recent Gallup poll found about 55% of people support the death penalty for a person convicted of murder, down from about 70% 20 years ago. The poll found 42% of people opposed the death penalty, compared with 25% in 2002. The group says it doesn’t take a position on the death penalty but does criticize how it is enforced. Of the 20 execution attempts that year, seven were failed or bungled, according to a report from the Death Penalty Information Center.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 06, 2023 17:31 UTC