Capital Punishment

Trump's 2nd-term plans reportedly include firing squads, guillotines
Gallows outside the U.S. Capitol complex on January 6, 2021
Killer political instinct

Trump's 2nd-term plans reportedly include firing squads, guillotines

Death penalty: 1 in 3 U.S. executions 'botched' in 2022
Lethal Injection chamber
'year of the botched execution'

Death penalty: 1 in 3 U.S. executions 'botched' in 2022

Iran carries out 1st execution of Masha Amini protests
Mohsen Shekari
Iran protests

Iran carries out 1st execution of Masha Amini protests

Supreme Court green-lights 4 executions in 4 states in 24 hours
Supreme Court
Pro-Life Court

Supreme Court green-lights 4 executions in 4 states in 24 hours

Alabama delays execution after 5-4 Supreme Court rules it can continue
Lethal Injection chamber
Poison Picked and Rejected

Alabama delays execution after 5-4 Supreme Court rules it can continue

John Oliver explains why so few innocent people win exoneration
John Oliver
Johnsplaining

John Oliver explains why so few innocent people win exoneration

Oklahoma governor commutes death sentence of Julius Jones
Julius Jones
Clemency

Oklahoma governor commutes death sentence of Julius Jones

Oklahoma parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Julius Jones
Julius Jones.
death penalty

Oklahoma parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Julius Jones

Oklahoma to continue lethal injections after inmate vomits during execution
Oklahoma Correctional Institution
capital punishment

Oklahoma to continue lethal injections after inmate vomits during execution

Despite plea from Pope Francis, Missouri executes intellectually disabled man
Death chamber
Death Penalty

Despite plea from Pope Francis, Missouri executes intellectually disabled man

Supreme Court halts Texas execution over inmate's request for hands-on final prayer
Huntsville, Texas, prison
Death and Texas

Supreme Court halts Texas execution over inmate's request for hands-on final prayer

Justice Department halts federal executions, after they resumed under Trump
Attorney General Merrick Garland.
on hold

Justice Department halts federal executions, after they resumed under Trump

Biden's silence on capital punishment tests fellow opponents
Joe Biden, Merrick Garland
Silent but potentially deadly

Biden's silence on capital punishment tests fellow opponents

South Carolina court halts executions until firing squad is ready
Firing squad
Dark Ages

South Carolina court halts executions until firing squad is ready

U.S. carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration
The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind.
Capital Punishment

U.S. carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration

U.S. carries out Trump's 12th federal execution
Federal penitentiary in Terre Haute
Capital Punishment

U.S. carries out Trump's 12th federal execution

U.S. carries out Trump's 11th federal execution, 1st female since 1953, after Supreme Court lifts stays
Death penalty opponents
Capital Punishment

U.S. carries out Trump's 11th federal execution, 1st female since 1953, after Supreme Court lifts stays

1st federal execution of a female inmate in decades delayed for mental evaluation
Death penalty opponents
Capital Punishment

1st federal execution of a female inmate in decades delayed for mental evaluation

The death penalty has been abolished in Colorado
Anti-death penalty protesters.
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The death penalty has been abolished in Colorado

The Justice Department wants to stop the FDA from regulating death-penalty drugs
Death penalty chamber in Ohio
Capital Punishment

The Justice Department wants to stop the FDA from regulating death-penalty drugs

Alabama puts to death Muslim inmate who wanted imam present during execution
An execution chamber.
Capital Punishment

Alabama puts to death Muslim inmate who wanted imam present during execution

Washington state rules death penalty unconstitutional
Washington.
Capital Punishment

Washington state rules death penalty unconstitutional

Nebraska just became the first state to carry out an execution using fentanyl
Fentanyl.
Capital Punishment

Nebraska just became the first state to carry out an execution using fentanyl

Nebraska could become 1st state to use fentanyl in an execution
Capital Punishment

Nebraska could become 1st state to use fentanyl in an execution

The Catholic Church now says the death penalty is always 'inadmissible'
Pope Francis visits a prison in Mexico
Capital Punishment

The Catholic Church now says the death penalty is always 'inadmissible'

Oklahoma will resume executions after 3-year hold — with nitrogen gas
Nitrogen gas.
Capital Punishment

Oklahoma will resume executions after 3-year hold — with nitrogen gas

Jeff Sessions authorizes death penalty against gang member accused of killing rivals
Jeff Sessions.
Capital Punishment

Jeff Sessions authorizes death penalty against gang member accused of killing rivals

Some states are turning to a main drug in the opioid crisis to execute prisoners
Empty jail cell.
Capital Punishment

Some states are turning to a main drug in the opioid crisis to execute prisoners

Severely ill inmate's execution called off mid-procedure
Empty jail cell.
Capital Punishment

Severely ill inmate's execution called off mid-procedure

Ohio is set to conduct its first execution in 3 years
Death chamber used for lethal injection.
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Ohio is set to conduct its first execution in 3 years

Arkansas executes 4th prisoner in 11 days, after U.S. Supreme Court declines to intervene
A death row gurney.
Capital Punishment

Arkansas executes 4th prisoner in 11 days, after U.S. Supreme Court declines to intervene

Arkansas executes its first inmate since 2005
Death chamber in Lucasville, Ohio, circa 2001
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Arkansas executes its first inmate since 2005

Arkansas' lethal-injection sprint dealt two more setbacks
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson
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Arkansas' lethal-injection sprint dealt two more setbacks

Arkansas judge blocks state plans for 8 executions in April
Death penalty protesters in Arkansas
Capital Punishment

Arkansas judge blocks state plans for 8 executions in April

Death sentences fall to 40-year low as U.S. attitudes change on capital punishment
Death chamber in Lucasville, Ohio, circa 2001
Capital Punishment

Death sentences fall to 40-year low as U.S. attitudes change on capital punishment