On May 18, 1846, the Legislature passed an act banning capital punishment, setting the maximum ... a stage for a band and even a concession area. Detroit, it seemed, was throwing a party for ...

Capital punishment is the death penalty. It is illegal in the UK. It was abolished for the crime of murder in 1965. It was then abolished for all crimes in 1998. In 2004 the UK agreed not to ...

Part of History Crime and punishment, c.1250 to the present day ... People found guilty of other capital offences were hanged. Hangings were slow and painful. They were always carried out in ...