Hands Off Cain
JAMAICA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 1, 1999·1 MIN READ

Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains...

Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal

Jamaica is a British Independent Territory that retains the death penalty, but for which the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the final court of appeal. Murder is a capital crime, except for pregnant women and persons under eighteen. In 1998, Jamaica announced several times that it would withdraw from the Inter-American Court on Human Rights to speed up executions.