As two men convicted of capital murder under the federal death penalty statute await their sentencing on April 11, Puerto Rican Governor Anibal Acevedo and the Association of American Jurists, a non-governmental organization acting as a consultant at the United Nations, protested the use of the death penalty in Puerto Rico. Though Puerto Rico’s Constitution prohibits the death penalty and its residents have consistently voiced strong opposition to it, residents who commit a federal capital crime can be sentenced to die. Opposition to this practice is pervasive, crossing political and religious lines.
(El Diario, March 31, 2005). See Federal Death Penalty.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Opposition to the Death Penalty Mounts in Puerto Rico. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/opposition-to-the-death-penalty-mounts-in-puerto-rico
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Opposition to the Death Penalty Mounts in Puerto Rico.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/opposition-to-the-death-penalty-mounts-in-puerto-rico.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Opposition to the Death Penalty Mounts in Puerto Rico.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/opposition-to-the-death-penalty-mounts-in-puerto-rico. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.
