This list is based on the total number of executions, by state, since 1976, the year the US Supreme Court decided capital punishment was no longer cruel and unusual punishment.
Executions since 1976
Texas.......................441
Virginia....................103
Oklahoma..................91
Florida......................68
Missouri....................67
Although at least 98 countries no longer use the death penalty, there are still 58 nations that do use capital punishment. There is controversy on whether capital punishment is humane.
If you're asking about Judaism, the answer is because the Sanhedrin was unable to maintain the required level of superlative expertise, scholarship and clearheadedness, due to the Roman persecutions.
None of the states are allowed to use corporal punishment as criminal sentences. Corporal punishment in schools, however is still legal in 20 states. And domestic corporal punishment is legal in every state.
Capital punishment is still in use in many countries around the world, including the United States, China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Some countries have specific methods of execution such as hanging, firing squad, or beheading.
I say yes, we should use capital punishment.
I say yes, we should use capital punishment.
The types of capital punishment that Egypt uses is hanging and firing squad.
Yes, although some countries still uphold that treason is still punishable by death.
Yes. Incorrect. Australia does not have capital punishment.
China
None of the European countries use capital punishment.To view lists of the countries by death penalty status, see Related Questions, below.
The United States is the only western nation that still uses capital punishment. The United States, Japan and Taiwan are the only fully developed countries that still engage in this practice.It is important to note that, while the US Supreme Court currently considers capital punishment constitutional, many states do not. Fourteen states and the District of Columbia have formally abolished the death penalty; New York has declared part of their capital punishment statute unconstitutional, and is not engaging in this practice; thirty-five states still allow the death penalty for certain crimes, but vary in frequency of use.AnswerIf by Western countries you mean industrialized democracies, then only The United States of America, Japan and Taiwan currently use the death penalty. In the USA 36 states, the federal government and the U.S. military have a death penalty statute. As of now South Korea has a moratorium on the death penalty.