More Americans disagree with death penalty, despite increasing number of death sentences: Death Penalty Information Center

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : There has also been "unprecedent support for prisoners with innocence claims from state legislators, prosecutors, and other elected officials.
47% : Despite this, there was little relief from the courts in the face of innocence claims from prisoners, which the DPIC said, "[R]ais[es] questions about the adequacy of state procedures and the ability of the system to protect innocent people.
38% : This year the Supreme Court has overruled precedents and ceded "ground to state death penalty laws and procedures," with the majority citing that they must not encroach on "the State's sovereign power to enforce societal norms through criminal law."

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