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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...
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...
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...
Newsom leaves the Vatican with pope's praise for refusing to impose the death penalty
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom attends a three-day climate summit Thursday at the Vatican. (Gregorio...
Torres: DeSantis misses mark on new death penalty laws | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI once witnessed the state of Florida execute a child rapist. I was not sad about it despite my...
New Florida legislation would let judges impose death penalties if juries don’t
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoFlorida could soon be the only state where a judge could override a jury’s recommendation for a life...