Nearly three out of four death dates scheduled
nationwide in 2017 were cancelled, after courts and governors intervened in 58
executions across the country, reported the Houston Chronicle.
That's one of the striking takeaways from a pair of
end-of-year reports that offer sweeping overviews of capital punishment in
2017.
The broader trends offer no surprises: executions
are down, but Texas is still the nation's killingest state. Nearly a third of
the year's 23 executions took place in Texas.
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