Capital Punishment
Nathaniel Woods
'Innocent' Alabama Man Facing Execution In Cop Killings

Activists like Martin Luther King III want his death sentence commuted.
by Royce Dunmore
03.31.20
Open door to prison cell
Rodney Reed’s Sentence Has ‘Unresolved Doubts,’ Says DA

Rodney Reed is scheduled to be executed in six days.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
Open door to prison cell
DNA Experts Say Death Row Inmate Is Innocent

Rodney Reed was convicted of killing a white woman by an all-white jury in 1998.
by NewsOne Staff
03.30.20
The Lethal Injection Death Chamber at Huntsville, Texas,
California Ends Death Penalty

California imposes a moratorium on the death penalty.
by Nigel Roberts
03.28.20
Death Row
Georgia Executes 72-Year-Old Inmate After Supreme Court Denies…

Updated: February 3, 2016, 8:25 AM ET Brandon Astor Jones, convicted of murder in the death of a convenience store…
by D.L. Chandler
02.03.16
Lethal injection death chamber in prison, Huntsville, Texas, USA
"Wichita Massacre" Brothers' Death Sentences Upheld By Supreme…

The court argued the Kansas case in October 2015 and came to an 8 to 1 decision on Wednesday. Justice…
by Desire Thompson
01.21.16
Barack Obama
NEWS ROUNDUP: President Obama To Meet With Russian…

President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin haven’t always seen eye-to-eye, but Monday they will come face-to-face to lay lingering…
by NewsOne Staff
09.28.15
Death Row
Exonerated Man Denied Restitution After 30 Years On…

Glenn Ford was freed last year after serving 30 years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit.…
by Lynette Holloway
03.31.15
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Brother Of Youngest Execution Victim Ever Speaks Out

Charles Stinney, the brother of the youngest person executed in the United States, spoke to theGrio.com about the controversial execution.…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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UPDATED: George Stinney Jr: The Youngest Person Ever…

UPDATED (December 17, 2014): Seventy years after 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest person in American history to be executed,…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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The Death Penalty: The Numbers Up Close State…

In the wake of several high-profile capital punishment cases, the death penalty is once again becoming a hot button political…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Arizona Inmate Executed Amid Questions Over Drug

FLORENCE, Ariz. — A man convicted of killing two people in a 1989 Phoenix convenience store robbery was executed Tuesday…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Illinois Gov To End Death Penalty After Speaking…

Chicago, Illinois — Democratic Governor Pat Quinn says he will be abolishing Illinois’ death penalty; a stance made after consulting…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Death Penalty May Be Ruled Unconstitutional In Texas

WASHINGTON — At a hearing scheduled for Monday, December 6, a district court in Texas will decide whether the death…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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Death Row Inmate Spared Due To Medical Condition,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s governor spared the life of Sidney Cornwell, a man facing execution Tuesday for killing a 3-year-old,…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
Utah Attorney General Tweets Execution By Firing Squad

The State of Utah’s June 18 execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner broke ground in American history as the first execution…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19
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