Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison
Former U.S. President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 people on federal death row to life imprisonment. A ...
South Carolina executes Marion Bowman Jr., first death penalty carried out in US this year
Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted of shooting and killing a young mother, 21 year-old Kandee Martin, in Dorchester County, South Carolina ...
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Opinion: It’s now clear that America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time
Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer ...
Did 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Footage Truly Save a Man from Death Row? There's More to the Story
Snopes learned critical information missing from online posts and videos after interviewing the attorney who represented the ...
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Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...
Nebraska lawmakers hear testimony on two death penalty bills
State Sen. Terrell McKinney of Omaha has a bill which would abolish the death penalty in Nebraska and replace it with life in ...
Death row inmate opts not to appeal to SC governor for mercy
Marion Bowman has decided not to seek clemency from South Carolina’s governor, guaranteeing he will face the death chamber ...
Trump wants mandatory death penalty trials. NC tried that and it failed | Opinion
North Carolina is still feeling the adverse impact of the mandatory death penalty prosecution law, despite its repeal. | ...
Ohio lawmakers make new play to end the death penalty: Ban state-funded abortions, too
Ohio lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would end the death penalty and prohibit state funding for abortions and ...
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Acquitted longest-serving death row inmate seeks US$1.3m from Japan
The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than US$1.3 million in ...
Senator presents death penalty ban to judiciary committee
Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty and other organizations presented testimony at a public hearing at the State Capitol and submitted a constitutional amendment to the voters to ban capital ...