Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
1 MIN READ
Results of an exclusive survey find Utahns are still strongly supportive of capital punishment.
The results are overwhelming in support of the death penalty in this state. Utah's last execution was 7 years ago, but the subject is still relevant here. Survey USA asked 500 people, exclusively for Eyewitness News, their opinions on the death penalty. 79 % told us they support Capitol punishment. Only 14 % say they oppose it.
In Utah there are nine men, each sentenced to death in Capitol murder cases, all sitting in the Super Maximum security facility in Draper.
The results are overwhelming in support of the death penalty in this state. Utah's last execution was 7 years ago, but the subject is still relevant here. Survey USA asked 500 people, exclusively for Eyewitness News, their opinions on the death penalty. 79 % told us they support Capitol punishment. Only 14 % say they oppose it.
In Utah there are nine men, each sentenced to death in Capitol murder cases, all sitting in the Super Maximum security facility in Draper.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: KSL News, 25/04/2006)
KEEP READING
ALL THE NEWS · DEATH PENALTY On the same front
DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - Aziz Roshanayi executed in Shiraz on September 2
DEATH PENALTYSEPTEMBER 2, 2026
IRAN - 3 men executed in Mashhad on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Pakistan: ASI sentenced to death for killing two brothers in Swabi
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
Bangladesh: HC confirms death sentence of lone accused for rape, murder of 8-year-old Asiya
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 31, 2026
IRAN - Mojtaba Salahi Laghani executed in Rasht on September 2
DEATH PENALTYAUGUST 30, 2026