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Why is the death penalty still used? Let's look at the pros and cons and then the facts
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoWilliam Culbert is a retired physician. He lives in Oak Ridge. This article originally appeared on...
Convicted murderer Mario Bennett is sentenced to life imprisonment after a Forsyth County jury...
Winston-Salem Journal· 18 hours agoThe jury determined that the mitigating factors in Bennett’s case outweighed the aggravating...
The death penalty won't be sought against Julian Assange, the U.S. says
Quartz· 2 days agoU.S. officials say they will not pursue the death penalty against Julian Assange if he’s extradited...
Tennessee lawmakers consider allowing the death penalty for child rape charges
WBIR-TV Knoxville· 1 week agoTennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty...
Congo brings back the death penalty
The Economist· 1 week agoCritics of Congo’s government are on edge—and for good reason. Last month the justice ministry said it was bringing back the
Tennessee Senate passes bill to allow death penalty in child rape cases
Gannett via AOL· 1 week agoVivian Jones covers state government and politics for The Tennessean. Reach her at...
California convict in Polly Klaas' murder seeks death sentence recall as girl's family warns of...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe California suspect in Polly Klaas' 1993 murder is seeking to overturn his death-penalty sentence...
How lethal injection problems could end the death penalty
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoIn one of her concluding statements, Lain asserted, “Lethal injection has brought untold attention...
GOP Rep Moves to Institute Death Penalty for Child Sex Abusers: ‘Let’s See Who Tries to Protect...
IJR· 1 week agoA Florida Republican is proposing legislation that would require convicted child sex abusers to face...
Witness testified confessed Nassau County cop killer was a stand-up Marine years before murder
First Coast News· 34 minutes agoPatrick McDowell faces the death penalty for the murder of Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021. Witnesses...
