Death penalty on the docket at FreedomFest in Las Vegas

Friday’s panel discussion is scheduled to run from 2:30 – 3:15 p.m. PDT.

Approximately 21 states still have a death penalty on the books. Twenty-three states do not have a death penalty. The six remaining states view it as legal, but Forbes reports that they have prohibitions in place via executive orders from the governor or the attorney general of the state, which has put a temporary halt on the procedure.

Public opinions on the death penalty vary depending on the questions. For example, Gallup found 53% of people favor the death penalty in October 2023 for a person convicted of murder. That’s down from 56% in 2019 and 63% in 2014. It was 80% in 1994. Meanwhile, 23% of people polled by Gallup said in October 2023 that the death penalty is too often imposed compared to 24% in 2014.

FreedomFest runs July 10-13 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. FreedomFest began in 2007. Past speakers include tv news personality Kennedy, Forbes Magazine CEO Steve Forbes, Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank, former U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard and economist Stephen Moore.

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Chris Woodward | The Center Square