New DPIC report on doubts about the death penalty

The Death Penalty Information Center, as detailed here, has just released a new report entitled, “A Crisis of Confidence: American’s Doubts About the Death Penalty.”   The full report is available here, and this press release provides an overview:

Because of mistakes and a lack of efficacy, the death penalty is losing the confidence of the American public, according to a new poll by RT Strategies…. Almost 40% of the U.S. population believe they would be excluded as jurors in capital cases and a strong majority (58%) believe it is time for a moratorium on the death penalty while the process undergoes a careful review.  The poll was commissioned by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC).

Almost all Americans (87%) believe that an innocent person has already been executed in recent years, and over half (55%) say that fact has affected their views on the death penalty.  An overwhelming 69% of the public believes that reforms will not eliminate all wrongful convictions and executions.