The Marshall Project analyzed over 9,000 death sentences handed down since states brought the punishment back Fifty years ago, Americans set out on a polarizing mission: to find a just and fair way to punish the worst-of-the-worst crimes by execution. In some ways, this was a surprising choice. ...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/22/us-death-penalty-50-years)