These are some commonly held myths and the facts about the death penalty. The information is drawn from Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation, Inc., an organization opposed to capital punishment, observing: Reconciliation means accepting you can't undo the murder but you can decide how you want to live afterwards.

Click on the "Myth" links to the left to read the facts behind the myths.

Myths and Facts

Myth: No innocent people are put to death.

Myth: The death penalty is applied fairly.

Myth: Capital punishment is a powerful deterrent to murder and other violent crimes.

Myth: It costs more to imprison murderers for life than to execute them.

Myth: Most countries have the death penalty.

Myth: Most religions support the death penalty.

Myth: Support for the death penalty is growing in the United States.

Myth: Death by lethal injection is completely humane and painless.

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