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Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Prison Overload: 3,688 Inmates on death row as Governors stall on execution
By Kazeem UgbodagaThe number of prisoners on death row in Nigeria has surged to 3,688, marking an increase of 98 inmates within six months, the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS),
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
3,688 Inmates On Death Row in Nigeria - NCoS CG
The official explained that state governors contribute to prison congestion in Nigeria.The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said that a total of 3,688 inmates are currently on death row across various correctional facilities in the country.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halts execution of death row inmate David Leonard Wood
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals blocked the execution of convicted El Paso 'Desert Killer' David Leonard Wood, court records show.
Texas execution of 'desert killer,' on death row for 30 years, blocked by court
David Wood, 67, was sentenced to death in 1992 for the killing of six woman and girls in El Paso, Texas. He has spent nearly 33 years on death row for the crimes.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
'Desert Killer' execution paused by Texas appeals court
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday delayed the plans of the state to executed its longest-held death row inmate.
British death row drugs gran Lindsay Sandiford 'gives away her clothes' inside Bali hell-hole jail
Cocaine trafficker Lindsay Sandiford, 67, is off-loading her gear to other inmates inside Bali's hell-hole Kerobokan jail ...
Prison officer reveals 'worst' thing about death row after US visit
A former British prison officer has revealed the three ways death row prisoners "normally" react before their execution. Alex ...
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'I'm angry': Death Row inmate David Leonard Wood says he's innocent as execution nears
He’s angry that he’s been on Texas Death Row for nearly four decades when no ... 12-year-old girl and served just over three years in prison. In 1980, he was convicted of raping a 13-year ...
Alabama to execute inmate who dropped appeals and asked for death
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set an April execution date for a man who dropped his appeals and asked to be put to ...
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last ...
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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...