Death penalty

The death penalty, or capital punishment, is where a person is killed by the state as a punishment for a crime.

## In US law

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* Legal Information Institute
* The Death Penalty - Exploring Constitutional Conflicts, University of Missouri-Kansas City
* Death penalty statistics from the US: which state executes the most people?, The Guardian

## Religious perspectives

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* Theology Library page, Spring Hill College - primarily lists articles and resources related to the Catholic view of the death penalty, but also contains other faith groups, both Christian and non-Christian
* BBC Ethics: Capital punishment contains a section detailing the death penalty and views from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
* religioustolerance.org
* Religion and capital punishment at Wikipedia

## Public opinion polls

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* Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Death Penalty

## At Wikimedia sister projects

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* Capital punishment on Wikipedia
* Wikinews
* Death penalty on Wiktionary