Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March
Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...
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DeSantis proposes mandatory death penalty for undocumented immigrants convicted of capital crimes
Florida governor is advancing his anti-immigrant crusade with a measure that experts consider unconstitutional ...
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Another View: It’s now clear that 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 ...
A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...
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Despite Trump's position, some red states are still trying to repeal the death penalty
Efforts to repeal the death penalty have been introduced in two Republican-led states, with some lawmakers citing their ...
U.S. attorney general OKs inmate transfer for Oklahoma execution
The 60-year-old prisoner is currently serving a life sentence at a Louisiana federal prison for bank robbery. He filed a ...
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Florida Lawmakers Want To Impose Death Penalty On Undocumented Immigrants Convicted Of Capital Crimes
The initiative is part of a broader immigration package resulting from an agreement between state GOP lawmakers and Gov. Ron ...
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Does the death penalty deter crime?
The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...
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Feds File Motion to Stay Proceedings Filed in VIPD Detective Murder Case Amid Death Penalty Reinstatement
The indictment followed a violent confrontation in St. Thomas’ Hospital Ground area, where Dangleben allegedly opened fire on ...
Capital Punishment Is A Reflection Of Our Collective Barbarism
But what then is capital punishment but the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated it ...
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 adult is convicted of rape or sodomy of a child under 12. The legislation ...