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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 ...
Minnesota shooting suspect faces possible federal death penalty
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses -- two fatally -- is now in federal custody on murder ...
Death Penalty For Vance Boelter? Here's What The Full List Of Charges Against Minnesota Shooter Reveal
Vance Luther Boelter faces federal and state charges for killing Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and injuring Sen. John ...
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. Supreme Court.
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 ...
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 289: The Hidden Cruelties of Lethal Injection and the Death Penalty
Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor, discusses the flaws in the US death penalty system, the pharmaceutical crisis that halted lethal injection, and the humanity of those on death row in her book ...
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'Tantamount to suicide': Convicted killer wants death penalty for murder of son's mother but jury gives him life
"I’m not going to stand up there and say he wants the death penalty," his defense attorney said. The post ‘Tantamount to ...
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Death row murderer left ‘convulsing’ after making eerie hand gesture during execution via controversial method
After being sentenced to death for his crimes in 1988, Gregory Hunt chose the 'controversial' execution method of nitrogen ...