More than two-thirds of the world’s countries have abolished the death penalty.

Between 1972 and 1976, the death penalty in the US was suspended after it was found to violate the constitution.

Since it was re-instated in 1976, 1,151 people have been executed.

The death sentence is not uniformly applied – just 2% of murderers actually end up on death row.

95% of death row prisoners cannot afford their own attorney.

95% of executions last year were in the Southern states.

80% of executions cases involve a white murder victim, even though half of all murder victims are African American.

The average length of time between sentencing and execution is more than 12 years.

The lethal injection involves a drug considered inhumane by the American Veterinary Medical association and banned in many states for use on animals.