72% of Pennsylvanians favor a temporary halt to the...

72% of Pennsylvanians favor a temporary halt to the administration of the death penalty until questions about its fairness can be studied, according to a poll of 509 registered voters in Pennsylvania conducted by Madonna Yost Opinion Research earlier this month. A recent poll of Pennsylvanians found that 72% favor suspending the death penalty until questions about its fairness can be studied. The poll also found: 67% support a sentence of life in prison without parole as an alternative to the death penalty 69% agreed that the poor are more likely than the wealthy to be executed 51% agreed that blacks are more likely than whites to be executed very few voters (10%) have ever voted for a candidate based on the death penalty issue 71% favor the death penalty, consistent with national figures