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2 months ago
Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
Lawmakers in one state just passed a bill seeking to authorize firing squads.
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4 months ago
Texas death row inmate who cut out his eyes seeks clemency
Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution, saying he'll never be sufficiently competent to be put to death
4 months ago
5 months ago
Missouri inmate Amber McLaughlin executed: Report
Amber McLaughlin is believed to be the first trans person to be executed in the U.S. and the first person executed in 2023, according to Death Penalty Information Center.
5 months ago
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Transgender Missouri inmate scheduled to be executed Tuesday
Nearly 1,600 death row inmates have been put to death in the U.S. since 1977, but an execution scheduled in Missouri will be the first involving a transgender woman
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6 months ago
Report: Executions continued decline but many 'botched'
An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022
6 months ago
6 months ago
Police honored with Congressional Gold Medal for Jan. 6
Leadership from the House and Senate awarded the Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department with Congress' highest honor.
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Attorneys: 'Botched' execution caused pain and torture
Attorneys say Alabama inmate was "subjected to ever-escalating levels of pain."
6 months ago
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Missouri Supreme Court weighs fate of death row inmate
Attorneys for a Black man say he might not be facing execution if he were white.
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Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection
Alabama Gov. Ivey orders a “top-to-bottom” review of capital punishment system.
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Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy
Oklahoma has executed a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in 1993
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7 months ago
Court clears way for Alabama to execute man in 1988 murder
Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to receive a lethal injection.
7 months ago
7 months ago
Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy
Richard Stephen Fairchild is set to receive a lethal injection.
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Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother
Texas has executed an inmate for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago
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1 year ago
Texas halts Melissa Lucio's execution, court to consider new evidence
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will review Melissa Lucio's death sentence and make a recommendation to Gov. Greg Abbott. Her execution is set for April 27.
1 year ago
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Fight for Melissa Lucio's exoneration continues after stay of execution granted
Melissa Lucio was convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. Her case has gained national attention as her family and legal team fought for clemency.
1 year ago
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Stay issued on execution of Melissa Lucio two days before she was set to face death
Melissa Lucio was convicted of capital murder in 2008 in the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Advocates say the case was mismanaged and that crucial parts of evidence were never presented.
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What to know about Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio's case
Melissa Lucio was found guilty of capital murder in the death of her two year old daughter in 2007. She has been in death row for the past 15 years.
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Texas pastor on Supreme Court death chamber case: What's the harm of prayer, touch?
John Ramirez is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow his Baptist pastor inside a Texas death chamber to pray aloud and lay a hand on his body as he's executed.
2 years ago
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Wyoming considering repeal of death penalty
Legislators in Wyoming have introduced a bill to end he state's use of capital punishment.
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US schedules 1st federal execution of woman in nearly 70 years
The U.S. Department of Justice has scheduled the first federal execution of a woman in nearly seven decades.
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