Capital Punishment
The Lethal Injection Death Chamber at Huntsville, Texas,
California Ends Death Penalty

California imposes a moratorium on the death penalty.
by Nigel Roberts
03.13.19
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
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
10.05.11
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
12.17.14
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
09.22.11
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