Report: Number of U.S. inmates executed this year at 25-year low
Forty-two death sentences were imposed in 2018, following a trend of decline since nearly 300 sentences were handed down per year in the 1990s.
A guard tower is seen during a media tour of California's Death Row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California December 29, 2015.(photo credit: REUTERS/STEPHEN LAM)ByREUTERSUpdated: