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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…
06.19.19
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Sharpton: “Time For Feds And Not States To…

Rev. Al Sharpton will call upon the U.S. Justice Department to take the lead in capital punishment cases across the…
06.19.19
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White Supremacist Executed For Dragging Death Of Black…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas  – A white supremacist gang member was executed Wednesday evening for the infamous dragging death slaying of a…
06.19.19
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Do You Agree With The Death Penalty?

The death penalty is a very controversial punishment. Some argue that it is a powerful tool to deter crime and…
06.19.19
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The Top 5 Most Wrongful Executions Of All-Time

With the scheduled execution of Troy Davis in Atlanta, Georgia today, the controversy surrounding the execution is what has the…
06.19.19
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Is The Death Penalty Once Again A Hot-Button…

While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as…
06.19.19
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Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution Due To Racist…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas  — The U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution Thursday of a black man convicted of a double murder…
06.19.19
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Man Executed For Rape, Murder Of Elderly Woman

JARRATT, Va. (AP) — A man who raped and suffocated an 88-year-old woman was executed, becoming Virginia’s first inmate to…
06.19.19
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Gone For Good! Judge Gives Ohio Serial Killer…

CLEVELAND— A serial killer will be put to death for murdering 11 women and dumping their bodies around his property,…
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Dirty Tactics? Judges Push Death Penalty To Get…

Judges in Alabama are using their power, ignoring juries and imposing the death penalty on defendants who kill white victims,…
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Ala. Judges Impose Death, Though Juries Vote For…

Since 1976, Alabama state judges have overturned 107 jury decisions in capital cases, and in 92 percent of those cases,…
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Obama, U.N. Urge Texas To Delay Execution Of…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The planned execution Thursday of a Mexican national has prompted a flurry of appeals on his behalf,…
06.19.19
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Stay Of Execution! Illinois Shuts Down Death Row

CHICAGO — Death row in Illinois is dead. On Friday, a ban that Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law in…
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…
06.19.19
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Supreme Ct. Won’t Stop Execution Of Mentally Disabled…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a stay of execution appeal from Teresa Lewis, scheduled to be the first…
06.19.19
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North Carolina Inmates Allege Bias, Challenge Death Sentences

The Racial Justice Act, only the second of its kind in the United States, has given inmates sentenced to death…
06.19.19
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Texas Judge Says Death Penalty Is Unconstitutional
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Inmate’s Drug Use Saves Him From Execution
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