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South Carolina executes a murderer sent to death row twice
A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s ...
Wisconsin man's case raised the competency standard for execution. He died at 67 on death row.
Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence.
In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The ...
Jury deliberating death penalty trial of Oscar Rosales, convicted of deputy constable's killing
Closing arguments are underway in the capital murder trial of Oscar Rosales for a jury to decide the 55-year-old Salvadoran's ...
10 articles on factors SC death row inmates consider before execution choice
A man with two death sentences chose lethal injection after attorneys referenced a problematic firing squad case. Lawyers ...
Alabama executes a long-serving death row inmate for the 1988 beating death of a woman he dated
Gregory Hunt was convicted of killing Karen Lane, a woman he had been dating for about a month, according to court records.
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 289: The Hidden Cruelties of Lethal Injection and the Death Penalty
Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor, discusses the flaws in the US death penalty system, the pharmaceutical crisis that halted lethal injection, and the humanity of those on death row in her book ...
Scott Panetti, 67, at the Center of a Landmark Death Penalty Case, Dies
Diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, he spent 30 years on death row. In 2007, the Supreme Court raised the bar for executing ...
Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won’t face the death penalty
Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 ...
Iranian regime muzzles media with grim death penalty warning
Revolutionary Guard issues statement warning that any 'exchange of information', including news reports, seen as benefiting ...