Opinion Poll for the Death Penalty The death penalty or capital punishment is a controversial issue. Each individual has their own beliefs whether this is fitting punishment for a crime and are influenced by their up bring and personal beliefs. At the present time, there are thirty-one states that allow the death penalty and nineteen states and the District of Columbia that have banned the death penalty per procon.org. Texas has the highest number of executions at four hundred and eighty-three since 1974. Only eleven states allow the death penalty for other reasons besides murder. The most common other reason is treason. The death penalty is considered capital punishment and is administrated in different ways in different states. While lethal
