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Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...
Prosecutor: Man facing death penalty in deputy's killing did not give statement to police
Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated murder in the May 2 killing of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson.
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Death penalty possible for Minnesota shooting suspect as more murder attempts come to light
The suspected killer of a Minnesota lawmaker could face the death penalty, US prosecutors said Monday as they revealed ...
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Witness to an execution: Liz Bruenig on the human cost of the death penalty
The journalist recently wrote of her experience being present for an execution and her own family's ties to tragedy in ...
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Accused Murderer of Morrow County Deputy Pleads Not Guilty, Bond Set at $9 Million as Death Penalty Looms
Brian Michael Wilson pleaded not guilty to the fatal shooting of Deputy Daniel Sherrer, facing 14 counts including aggravated ...
Wisconsin man's case raised the competency standard for execution. He died at 67 on death row.
Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...
Death row inmate had a shot at life, but Gulfport prosecutor says he blew it
Neither I ..nor the jury or anyone else put Richard Gerald Jordan where he is today,” former Gulfport prosecutor and attorney, Joe Sam Owen, said. “He did it himself. He wants life without parole. He ...
10 articles on factors SC death row inmates consider before execution choice
A man with two death sentences chose lethal injection after attorneys referenced a problematic firing squad case. Lawyers ...
Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won’t face the death penalty
Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 ...
Prison reform advocates speak out against upcoming execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate
On Wednesday, a group of prison reform advocates gathered virtually to speak out against the death penalty in Mississippi.