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Last execution in Sangamon County was in 1927 when James Hayes went to the gallows
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe last person executed in Sangamon County went to the gallows with a new suit, a plucky attitude...
What it's like for Singapore's death row inmates in the days leading up to their execution
NextShark via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile facing execution is a daunting prospect under any circumstances, the conditions of death row...
Singapore Executed Another Drug Offender: Why the Country Clings to the Death Penalty—and Why...
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA guard keeps watch over Changi Prison. Credit - Jonathan Drake—Getty Images Amid protests and...
Nitrogen gas is the just latest method in America’s long quest for a pain-free execution
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA group gathered at the state capitol building in Montgomery, Alabama to stop the execution of...
Arizona man threatens Utah judge will 'hang from the gallows,' charges say
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoHandcuffs at the Oquirrh 1 housing facility at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Wednesday, March 5,...
At the Mercer Museum, the gallows of Bucks County on display as remnant of 'tool of social control'
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmong the more macabre pieces in the collection housed at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown is the...
A wardrobe error cost a Revolutionary War spy his life — and likely saved West Point
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoBy all accounts, British Maj. John André faced his Oct. 2, 1780, execution for spying during the...
Hidden History: Original 1880s gallows displayed at Snyder County Historical Society
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 24—MIDDLEBURG — A macabre 19th century historical artifact beckons to visitors of the Snyder County Historical Society in Middleburg, a reminder of death from years gone by. The 141-year-old ...
Singapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSingapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first...
Army clears convictions of Black soldiers charged in 1917 riot
Army Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMore than a century ago, 13 Black soldiers stood at the gallows near Fort Sam Houston, Texas,...