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Texas death row prisoner dies after more than 30 years behind bars
A Houston-area man convicted of killing his wife died this week after more than three decades on death row, marking the ...
Tennessee death row inmate makes last-ditch effort to prevent Aug. 5 execution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 ...
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Death row inmate is not intellectually disabled, SC judge rules, clearing way for execution
A death row inmate could be the seventh scheduled for execution in the past 10 months after a Lexington County judge decided ...
Attorneys for Death row inmate seeks court order to disable defibrillator before execution
Attorneys for death row inmate Byron Black are asking a judge to step in ahead of his scheduled execution, arguing that a ...
Alabama Violated Constitutional Rights of Death Row Inmate, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated ...
Rights groups urge Calif. governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death ...
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Pros and cons of using the death penalty
The death penalty can also be a more expensive procedure for the state. In countries with arduous appeals processes and strong human-rights organisations, the death penalty is, ...