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Victims deserve justice. Why the effort to repeal the Ohio death penalty is dangerous
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLouis Tobin is executive director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association. A recent Dispatch...
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· 1 week agoOn a cold, wet November morning in 1972, Roger Bontems was marched to the guillotine for complicity...
Governor Jeff Landry says Louisiana owes it to victims, families to carry out death penalty
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGov. Jeff Landry said Louisiana owes it to victims and their families to resume executions of...
Louisiana lawmakers reject bill to abolish death penalty after emotional hearing
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLouisiana will keep the death penalty for at least another year after a House committee on Wednesday...
Arizona to execute first person in 8 years, advocacy groups hold vigils: 'Death is not justice'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPHOENIX – Two groups held vigils Tuesday night, the evening prior to Arizona's first scheduled...
Death penalty repeal bill fails by one vote in South Dakota Senate committee
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPIERRE — A bill that would have removed the death penalty as the state’s ultimate punishment failed...
Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering Golf Pro Gene Siller and 2 Other Men, Avoids Death Penalty
People via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBryan Anthony Rhoden, 26, has received three life sentences after pleading guilty to the 2021...
I've judged, prosecuted death penalty cases. Only way to restore fairness is to repeal it
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoRetired Judge James Brogan began his legal career in 1967 as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in...
First prison wife of death row inmate Richard Glossip says he "used me for financial gain"
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn a sworn statement sent to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, the first prison wife of death...
Death row inmate Richard Glossip moves closer to execution after innocence claim rejected
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDeath row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday lost the first of two new challenges to his murder...