Four county attorneys call for repeal of death penalty in Utah

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Real criminal justice reform is what we really need to be focusing on -- in our legislatures, in our budget hearings, in our policy decisions.
43% : The prosecuting attorneys of four counties are speaking out in support of repealing the death penalty in Utah.
42% : Utah County attorney says he will no longer seek the death penalty in future court cases
42% : The death penalty has been used to execute more than 50 people since 1850.
38% : The attorneys say data shows the death penalty fails to deter crime and that it is "an irreversible sentence within an imperfect justice system."
33% : Because real criminal justice reform will not occur until we eliminate the death penalty," Leavitt said.

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