DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
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 ...
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Louisiana executions to resume, Gov. Jeff Landry announces
Governor Landry announced that the La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated ...
The real story behind 'Just Mercy': How Bryan Stevenson fought for justice
The film 'Just Mercy' on Max, starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, tells the true story of Bryan Stevenson's fight to ...
Louisiana approves new execution method using nitrogen gas amid controversy
Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.
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The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...
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North Carolina Judge Rules Racial Bias Played a Role in Conviction of Black Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row
Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like ...
Phil Cherney: a life dedicated to family, justice across Valley, God
He sought justice from injustice. He sought life for those on Death Row. He urged others to, “do unto others as you would ...
Letters: Shelter in your neighborhood is not a burden | Abolish death penalty
Eric Gray of the Christian Service Center writes that shelters like the one proposed for SoDo keep people off the streets, ...
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Commentary: America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time
The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The ...
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Study Reports Declining Use of Death Penalty in Texas
Bedard cited the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty’s annual Year in Review, noting that Texas’ death row continued ...
South Carolina death row inmate maintains his innocence and won't ask for clemency
A lawyer for a South Carolina death row inmate says he won't ask the governor for clemency. Marion Bowman Jr.'s decision came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his ...