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From hero of the anti-death penalty movement to convicted felon. Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dead at 91
George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, is best ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Defenders of Brittany Holberg must respond to court on reopening of case
The defenders of death row inmate Brittany Holberg have until May 12 to respond to a federal appeals court considering ...
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 ...