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Report: U.S. states carrying out death penalties in 2023 hit new 20-year low
Yahoo News· 5 months agoA new report that analyzes the application of capital punishment in America found that 2023 marked a...
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...
Death penalty was no deterrent to Jason Thornburg’s talk of Bible, ‘sacrifice’ | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoExecution is not a deterrent Jason Thornburg was indicted in December for the deaths of three people...
Oklahoma Begins 2024 Executions With Death Of Michael Dewayne Smith
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOklahoma returned to its state-sanctioned killing spree with the execution Thursday of a 41-year-old...
Trump is planning to bring back firing squads if re-elected
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDonald Trump has a new issue at the centre of his third bid for the White House: killing drug...
Here’s Exactly What Happened To Ted Bundy In The Electric Chair
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTed Bundy was executed via electric chair on January 24, 1989. The infamous serial killer, who...
The Tree of Life shooting horrified the nation: Is that a good reason for the death penalty?
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTree of Life Synagogue Justin Merriman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images This coming week,...
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoState lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by...
Will Africa be the next continent to abolish the death penalty?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoWhen a young independence fighter called Emmerson Mnangagwa was caught and tried in 1965 in what was...
'Burn in hell': Survivors, parents confront gunman during Nikolas Cruz sentencing hearing
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT LAUDERDALE — Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer will sentence Nikolas Cruz to life in prison this...