Capital punishment in Jamaica
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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Jamaica. Currently, the only crime punishable by death is aggravated murder. The method of execution is hanging. The last person executed in Jamaica was , who was convicted of murder and hanged in 1988. The Jamaican Parliament had placed a moratorium on the death penalty until 2009, when it was lifted. Since 2009, capital punishment is legal and executions in Jamaica could resume; however, there have been no executions since.
It was estimated in 2012 that there were seven or eight inmates in Jamaica currently under a sentence of death.[1] However, by 2018 this had been reduced to zero, with no executions having taken place.[2]
References[]
- ^ "The Death Penalty in Jamaica". www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org.
- ^ "Death Sentences and Executions 2018" (PDF). www.amnesty.org. Amnesty International. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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