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 commutation, which reduces or removes a sentence but does not imply innocence, is not the same as a pardon,
Trump's Order Has Destroyed My Commutation—Death Row Prisoner
Rejon Taylor told Newsweek that he had received notice he would be transferred to ADX Florence, a "supermax" facility known for its harsh conditions.
Indonesia hands over French death row prisoner for repatriation
Indonesia has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series of foreign drug convicts repatriated from the Southeast Asian nation.
French man on death row in Indonesia to return home
A French national held on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences has left prison to return to France as part of an agreement made between both countries. Serge Atlaoui, 61, was accused of being a "chemist" by Indonesian authorities and arrested in 2005 at a factory in Jakarta,
Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 leaves for Paris
A Frenchman on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences left for France on Tuesday, with his lawyer saying he was "happy and calm" ahead of returning home.
Indonesia set to repatriate Frenchman on death row for drug offences
Indonesia was set to repatriate a Frenchman on Tuesday who has spent two decades on death row for drug offences, a senior minister said, joining a list of long-term prisoners sent home by Jakarta in recent months.
Frenchman returns home after Indonesian death row reprieve: airport source
A Frenchman reprieved after 18 years on death row in Indonesia for alleged drug offences landed back in France on Wednesday, an airport source said. Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws and has executed foreigners in the past.
Indonesia sends home an ailing French national on death row
Indonesian authorities on Tuesday escorted an ailing French national who has been on death row in the Southeast Asian country to the airport in Jakarta as his return to France got underway following an agreement between the two nations.
Alabama death row inmate Demetrius Frazier’s final words revealed as he’s executed for 1991 murder
A convicted murderer and rapist was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday — 14 years after he was transferred to Alabama while ...
Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
Attorneys for the state said they planned to appeal the superior court judge’s ruling to the NC Supreme Court.
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas
An man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in ...
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won’t ask for clemency
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate, he decided not to ...
Death row killer who shot friend found dead in car boot to be executed - but maintains he’s innocent
After two decades on death row, Bowman will on Friday become South Carolina’s 46th execution since the death penalty was ...
Oklahoma death row inmate Wendell Arden Grissom denied clemency
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday voted 4-1 to deny clemency to a death row inmate who said last month he is ...
Prosecutors drop death sentence of gang leader in bungled case. Pleads to lesser charge
One of Miami’s most notorious gang leaders, who for more than two decades sat on Death Row after four murder convictions, not ...
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 ...
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
A North Carolina judge ruled Friday that a Black defendant’s capital trial was undermined by allegations of racial bias ...