Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution
Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mountin ...
South Carolina death row inmate asking for postponed execution to obtain autopsy from state's last execution
A South Carolina death row inmate is again asking for his execution to be postponed since his lawyers have not received the ...
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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
Suspects in Mahogany Jackson case back in court, district attorney says death penalty still on table
It has been almost a year since Birmingham police officers say Mahogany Jackson was beaten, tortured, and killed.
Execution date set for Arizona inmate who says his death sentence is "long overdue"
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after ...
Texas death row inmate mouths final 2-word message to victims' families before execution
A remorseful death row inmate pleaded for forgiveness and mouthed one final message before being put to death in Texas on ...
Two death row inmates convicted of murder executed
Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...
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I’m 1 of More Than 600 People on CA’s Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.
Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.
Judge says lethal injection doesn’t violate rights of man on death row, avoids firing squad question
A federal judge has ruled against a man on Georgia’s death row who argued that lethal injection could cause him excruciating ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...
Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution be ...
Death Row Inmate Mouthed a 2-Word Message to His Victims’ Families in Final Moments Before His Execution
A man — who was convicted in Texas of a double homicide and confessed to killing two others — sought penance from the ...