Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution
Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean ...
‘Will be held accountable’: Death penalty sought against suspected killer of officer shot responding to car break-in
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against an Arizona man accused of killing a cop responding to a call of a car break ...
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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
Man pleads to be sparred from death penalty after being convicted of killing step-mom
I am sorry that Brenda is dead and I’m sorry that I am responsible for her death.” The 25-year-old was convicted of felonious ...
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Abolish the death penalty in Africa
The African Court ruling on Tanzania’s mandatory death penalty ruled that sentencing someone to death by hanging violates ...
Suspects in Mahogany Jackson case back in court, district attorney says death penalty still on table
It has been almost a year since Birmingham police officers say Mahogany Jackson was beaten, tortured, and killed.
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
Gretchen Engel of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation on the role of race in our justice system
Two of the most hotly debated topics in law and policy — racial justice and the death penalty — have been on trial in a ...
No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...
Death penalty sought against man accused of killing officer
According to court documents, prosecutors filed a notice of intent against 41-year-old Saul Bal, who's accused of shooting ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...
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Judge asks mental health professionals to reevaluate inmate's eligibility for death penalty
A Comanche County judge has granted Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to have death row inmate Ricky Ray Malone ...