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From lethal injection to hangings— haunting photos show how the death penalty has evolved in America
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA group of newsmen looking at the chair in which Gary Gilmore sat when facing the firing squad on...
Governor Jeff Landry says Louisiana owes it to victims, families to carry out death penalty
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGov. Jeff Landry said Louisiana owes it to victims and their families to resume executions of...
Tennessee Republican Lawmaker Apologizes For ‘Lynching’ Amendment Suggestion
Blavity via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Tennessee state representative has apologized after proposing that the state make public hangings...
Singapore executes third prisoner in just 8 days. What explains this fresh wave of death sentences?
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoSingapore has executed a prisoner for trafficking 54 grams of heroin in what is the third death...
Nitrogen gas for executions? Ohio Republicans pitch new death penalty method
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs Alabama executed convicted killer Kenneth Eugene Smith, he reportedly convulsed and shook for...
State spends millions of dollars on death row inmates
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTennesseans are spending millions of tax dollars on a broken, failing system – the death penalty....
Lawmaker’s desire to return to ‘hanging by a tree’ is outrageous plus execution secrecy must end |...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the president of the Tennessee Pastors Network and a constituent of Rep. Paul Sherrell, R-Sparta,...
Trump's plan for a 2nd term reportedly includes firing squads, hangings, and group executions
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGallows outside the U.S. Capitol complex on January 6, 2021 Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington...
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry seeks sweeping changes to crack down on crime: Here's how
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is asking lawmakers to expand methods to carry out the death penalty,...
Singapore hangs 2 drug traffickers despite opposition
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo drug traffickers were hanged in Singapore on Thursday, bringing the number of executions this...