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Ghana parliament votes to abolish the death penalty
Reuters via AOL· 10 months agoGhana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal...
Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to abolish death penalty after emotional hearing
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana will keep the death penalty for at least another year after a House committee on Wednesday...
Ghana to end death penalty for all crimes except treason
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGhana's parliament voted Tuesday to abolish the death penalty for all crimes besides acts of high...
Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty and natural-life prison terms
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoMalaysia's parliament passed sweeping legal reforms to abolish the mandatory death penalty and...
Ghana to Scrap Death Penalty as Lawmakers Change 63-Year-Old Law
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 10 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Ghana’s parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for murder offenses and...
Some Iowa GOP lawmakers push to revive death penalty. Here are the crimes it would cover
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoSeveral Republicans legislators are renewing their push to bring back the death penalty in Iowa —...
Equatorial Guinea latest African country to abolish death penalty
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMALABO (Reuters) -Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal...
Did Arizona juries kept in the dark about the law issue unwarranted death sentences?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn Arizona, there is no parole. It was abolished 30 years ago. Not everyone knows that, however....
‘It should always be an option’: MO lawmakers stand by death penalty ahead of execution
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoTwo Missouri lawmakers — one Republican, one Democrat — last December introduced bills to repeal the...
Lawmakers call for an end to capital punishment in Ohio. Again.
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlthough Ohio hasn't executed anyone since 2018, a dozen state senators are banding together to...