As the year comes to a close, there will be many opportunities to look back at how 2015 stacked up in terms of the country’s use of the death penalty. NPR’s Nina Totenberg – known for her analysis of the Supreme Court – took a first stab, looking at the low number of executions in 2015. She also reviews the reasons why the death penalty has declined and whether the Supreme Court may act to end the death penalty anytime soon.
Read the full story – or listen to Nina Totenberg – at NPR.org
