Capital Punishment for Drug Offenses (Death Penalty and Extrajudicial Killings)
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Overview of Federal Laws Providing for the Death Penalty by the Death Penalty Information Center.
The death penalty for drug offenses represents a violation of human and civil rights, and as a policy it is ineffective and counterproductive. For further information, check out Harm Reduction International's "The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Global Overview 2018".
Page last updated Dec. 16, 2020 by Doug McVay, Editor.
1. Capital Punishment for Drug Offenses in the US - Federal Law Federal death penalty law: 18 USC § 3591(b) Gen Sander. The Death Penalty For Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017. Harm Reduction International, March 2018. |
2. Global Overview of Capital Punishment for Drug Offenses " There are at least 33 countries and territories that prescribe the death penalty for drug offences in law. Gen Sander. The Death Penalty For Drug Offences: Global Overview 2017. Harm Reduction International, March 2018. |
3. Federal Offenses Eligible for Death Penalty Click here to open table of federal offenses eligible for death penalty. US Attorneys Manual. Criminal Resource Manual. Capital Eligible Statutes Assigned by Section. |