the first country that canceled hanging?
353606
Britain was the first country to abolish hanging in the year of 1951.\nThe last woman to be hanged was Ruth Ellis.\nThe last person to be hanged was Timothy Evens.\nMr Timothy Evans was subsequently pardoned. He was Innocent.
485392
2 states have declared death penalty unconstitutional:\nKansas\nNew york\n\nSome states have no death penalty:\nNorth Dakota\nMinnesota\nIowa\nWisconsin\nMichigan\nWast Virginia\nVermont\nConnecticut\nRhode Island\nMassachusetts\nNew Hampshire\nMaine\nAlaska\nHawaii\n\nSeveral more states have death penalty but have not executed anyone since 1976.
245040
It was most likly canceled.
679248
Capital punishment\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nJump to: navigation, search\n"Execution" redirects here. For other uses, see Execution (disambiguation). \nIt has been suggested that Death penalty paradox be merged into this article or section. (Discuss)Contents [hide]\n1 The death penalty worldwide \n1.1 Global distribution of death penalty \n1.2 Public opinion \n1.3 International organizations \n1.4 Juvenile capital punishment \n1.5 The death penalty in specific countries \n2 History \n2.1 Movements towards "humane" execution \n2.2 Abolitionism in different countries \n3 Debate: Retentionism versus Abolitionism \n3.1 Abolitionist movement \n3.1.1 Reasons to oppose to death penalty \n3.1.2 List of famous abolitionists \n3.2 Retentionist movement \n3.2.1 Reasons to support the death penalty \n3.2.2 List of famous retentionists \n4 Religious views \n5 Abolitionist themes in arts and media \n6 Methods of execution \n7 Notes \n8 External links \n8.1 Resources opposing capital punishment \n8.2 Resources favoring capital punishment \n8.3 Religious views on the death penalty \n \n \nCapital Punishment, or the death penalty, is the most severe punishment that can be imposed by the State for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses. When a person is sentenced to die, their life will be terminated in a lawful place (in nearly all cases, a prison) in a process known as an execution. In "capital punishment", "capital" comes from the latin noun "caput", which means head; therefore, to be subjected to capital punishment means to figuratively lose your head. Historically, the execution of criminals and political opponents was used by nearly all societies both to punish crime and to suppress political dissent. Among democratic countries around the world, most European and Latin American states have abolished capital punishment (except the United States, Guatemala and most of the Caribbean), while democracies in Asia and Africa retain it. Among nondemocratic countries the use of the death penalty is common.\n\nIn most places that practice capital punishment today, the death penalty is reserved as a punishment for premeditated murder, espionage, or treason or part of military justice. In some majority-Muslim countries, sexual crimes including adultery and sodomy, carry the death penalty as does religious crimes such as apostasy. In many retentionist countries, drug trafficking is also a capital offense. In China, human trafficking and serious cases of corruption are also punished by the death penalty. In militaries around the world, courts-martial have imposed death sentences for offenses such as cowardice, desertion, insubordination, and mutiny.\n\nCapital punishment is a contentious issue. Supporters of capital punishment argue that it deters crime, prevents recidivism, and is an appropriate retribution for the crime of murder. Opponents of capital punishment argue that it does not deter crime more than life imprisonment, violates human rights, leads to wrongful executions, and discriminates against minorities and the poor.\n\n[edit]\nThe death penalty worldwide\n[edit]\nGlobal distribution of death penalty\n \nUse of the death penalty around the world (as of 2005/06).\n\n██ Abolished for all offences (86)\n\n██ Abolished for all offences except under special circumstances (11)\n\n██ Retains, though not used for at least 10 years (25)\n\n██ Retains death penalty (74)\nReports from NGOs opposed to the death penalty tend to publicise the view that abolition is a global trend. In 1977, 16 countries were abolitionist, while the figure was 122 for the end of 2005. In more detail, 86 countries have abolished capital punishment for all offences, 11 for all offences except under special circumstances, and 25 others have not used it for at least 10 years. However, Sri Lanka recently declared an end to its moratorium on the death penalty. A total of 74 countries reta
484881
Perry Smith and Richard Hickock, as known as the "Clutter killers" were hanged on April 14th 1965 in Kansas.\n\nIt is generally believed that they were the last people to be hanged in the States, which is not actually true. George Ronald York and Douglas Latham were executed also in Kansas later that year. \n\nSince executions were resumed in the States in 1977, three people have been hanged: Charles Campbell and Westley Dodd in Washington and Billy Bailey in Delaware.
896298
South Korea and Laos both in 1950s.  South Korea kept out communisim and Loas fell to communisim.
264200
Afghanistan is on the verge of putting a man to death for changing his religion. The US just let a woman off with a three month sentence for running over a two year old and then running away. Which set of laws do you think we should pick. Every country had different values and crime depends mostly on the values of the country you live in. Think about drug laws and sex crimes.
1131328
The Ottoman Empire ended in 1923 bone head, so unless your insulting question is retroactive I suggest you study up a little on the culture and the country before you embarrass yourself and betray your ignorance again.
920755
The death penalty was stopped in this country in the 1960's,as a lot of truly innocent people were executed.\nOkay we only had hangings,but i think it should be brought back now,as we've advanced so much.\nWhat with d.n.a testing and other ways of gaining evidence,i don't think we would have a problem apart from people crying out about their `human rights`
37380
Ancient governments (I forget if it was Babylonian or Mesopotamian) were fairly successful with their "eye for an eye" approach. People would be less likely to commit murder and such if they knew they were going to be killed once they got caught. Kinda tyranical, but it is the most effective way to prevent crime. Also would really cut down on the overcrowding in prisons.
871840
Yes. However, inland only.\nIf the person went abroad, the counting of the limitation on murder would be postponed.
19332
Europe is not a country, but a continent. There are many countries in it, and they each have their own laws. Most extradite to the US, though many will not if the criminal will face execution for his/her crime.
516134
hmmm.. I'm not even sure they have that anymore. It's a very bad poison. The greeks actually used that for the death penalty in as far back as 700 BCE. \n\nIt might still be made. I'm not sure. Google it and see if it has a preccedor.
325750
14,634 in the period 1608-1987 (obviously before the US was a nation). http://deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=8&did=269\n\n925 in the period 1988-2006 http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions.php
1003646
Which country and why not?
1081857
This punishment was usually reserved for the worst of crimes in history - treason.  If a queen was unfaithful to her husband, the king, this was considered treason, a crime against the state, as the king was the state.  That was why Anne Boleyn was beheaded (she narrowly escaped burning), and why her supposed lovers were tortured and beheaded.  Anyway, in this particular gory punishment, you were hanged until very nearly dead; then you  were disembowelled and your private parts cut off, all while you were still conscious.  A good executioner could do it very quickly, so that you didn't die too early.  Then your body was divided; the parts could be sent to different parts of the country and displayed for all to see.  Many heads would be displayed on spikes on old London Bridge as a warning to traitors.  This happened to William Wallace, for one.
451308
I heard that some executioners were, themselves, convicted criminals. They were allowed to remain alive as long as they executed other convicted criminals. I think the executioners that I heard this about were actually hangmen in the American West 1700-1900.