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Red states are using the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade to expand the death penalty
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA third red state, Idaho, is now considering similar legislation. These laws, as the Death Penalty ...
Wrongly convicted man survived 23 years on death row knowing he was innocent
UNILAD· 4 days agoSherwood Brown spent 23 years of his life on Mississippi death row for crimes he did not commit. How...
Louisiana lawmakers snub Jewish community’s plea to block nitrogen gas executions
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA legislative attempt to pull nitrogen hypoxia from Louisiana’s death penalty options failed...
'Oh thank you, God': Texas lawmakers halting Melissa Lucio's execution was the right call
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRepublicans in Texas are known for their strong center-right beliefs. Partisan politics is as common...
A Black teen was wrongfully executed for murdering a White woman in 1931. Now, his family is suing...
CNN.com· 2 days agoIn 1931, Alexander McClay Williams became the youngest person to be executed in Pennsylvania, when...
LA House panel votes to keep nitrogen gas as execution method despite Jewish community's opposition
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 7 days ago“My people were hung for a number of years throughout the state, and if the death penalty included...
Family Of Black Teen Executed In 1931 Sues State Of Pennsylvania
Black Enterprise· 7 days agoThe family of Alexander McClay Williams, a Black 16-year-old executed in 1931, has filed a lawsuit...
Execution date set for Brazoria County man convicted of brutally murdering 3-month-old son | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 5 days agoTravis Mullis was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2011, three years after...
Murdered Kansas womens' bodies found in pasture tied to accused grandma
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoEach is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and one count of...
Prosecutors oppose May 14 killer's request: 'He is not entitled to the government’s litigation...
The Buffalo News· 7 days agoLawyers for the man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a Tops grocery store in 2022...