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The crimes which Britons would most likely support the death penalty for
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThe death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1969. (Getty) Sporran via Getty Images Tory party...
Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to abolish death penalty after emotional hearing
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLouisiana will keep the death penalty for at least another year after a House committee on Wednesday...
Louisiana death penalty debate returns as lawmaker seeks to end executions
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana state Rep. Kyle Green said he felt compelled to bring a bill to abolish the state's death...
50 years ago, North Dakota abolished the death penalty. It's been a controversial choice.
Grand Forks Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 5—GRAND FORKS — There were only eight recorded executions in North Dakota before the state officially abolished the death penalty 50 years ago. While the last execution happened more than ...
Iowa ended the death penalty after it hanged 2 men in 1962. A GOP bill would bring it back
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSeveral Republicans legislators are renewing their push to bring back the death penalty in Iowa —...
50 years after landmark death penalty case, Supreme Court's ruling continues to guide execution...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe execution chamber inside Oklahoma State Penitentiary AP Photo/Sue OgrockiThe state of Oklahoma...
Biden backed off a pledge to abolish the federal death penalty. That's left an opening for Trump
Associated Press via AOL· 2 months agoAs he prepared to take office three years ago, Joe Biden's incoming administration considered a host...
Cori Bush calls for death penalty to be abolished after Missouri executes Brian Dorsey
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 month agoRep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) called for the death penalty to be abolished Tuesday after Missouri executed...
Will Gov. DeWine concede Ohio’s death penalty has failed in every way? | Michael Douglas
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Mike DeWine recently remarked on the “age-old debate” about capital punishment. The governor...
Shapiro announces shift on death penalty, won't sign execution orders
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGov. Josh Shapiro vowed Thursday not to sign any execution orders over the next four years,...