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Mississippi sets an execution date for a man who's been on death row since 1976
Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Idaho judge slams Bryan Kohberger's 'hollow' attempt to dodge death penalty in latest blow to defense
Judge Steven Hippler denied a motion on Tuesday from Bryan Kohberger's defense team that asked to remove the death penalty as ...
After Biden commuted federal death row sentences, DAs are weighing state charges
A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...
Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis
A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge.
Execution date set for man on Mississippi death row for nearly 50 years
Richard Gerald Jordan has been on Mississippi's death row since 1977. The state has set an execution date of June 25, saying ...
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History of the Death Penalty
[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...
Judge rules death penalty will remain as possible punishment despite Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Bryan Kohberger, who is autistic, according to his lawyers, could still be put to death if he is convicted of ...
Judge rules in Bryan Kohberger defense’s latest effort against death penalty
Defendant asked for ‘everything,’ and ‘everything’ is what he received,” the judge wrote. “Defendant cannot demand everything ...
Delhi High Court Directs Legal Aid To Indians On Death Row In Indonesia
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Indian Consulate in Indonesia to ensure three Indian nationals on death row in ...