New poll shows views on the death penalty are changing

A new nationwide poll shows that the majority of Americans now support alternatives, such as life without parole and restitution for victims, over the death penalty. It also shows that the death penalty is simply not the hot button issue people used to think it was. Most poll respondents said that if their representatives supported repeal of the death penalty, it would either make them more likely to vote for them or would make no difference.

Read more of the poll results here.