Reprieve from the death penalty under the criminal laws of China and the USA

The death penalty is the most severe punishment. It is included in the system of punishment in many countries of the world. However, it is believed that a large number of death sentences (with a tendency to decrease) are imposed in China and the United States. In China, the reduction occurs due to the use of a reprieve from the death penalty, as well as due the exclusion of this type of punishment for a number of crimes. Always there is a risk of executing an innocent person. So, reprieve from the death penalty can provide innocent convicts with sufficient time and opportunity for acquitment. The use of the death penalty and its reprieve in China and the United States is influenced by both government policy and public opinion.