Capital Punishment

speed read Death row inmate Brad Sigmon prefers the squad over the electric chair or lethal injection, his lawyer said

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 7 March 25

Speed Read President Joe Biden commuted a record 1,499 sentences and pardoned 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 13 December 24

Today's Big Question Trump could oversee a 'wave of executions' otherwise

By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published 12 December 24

Speed Read Marcellus Williams maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by the victim's family

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 25 September 24

Under the Radar Former boxer spent 46 years condemned to execution but his retrial could clear his name

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 10 July 24

Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

By Harold Maass, The Week US Published 5 February 24

The Explainer State officials have petitioned to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith with a largely untested method of killing

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 22 September 23

feature It joins a growing list of African countries which are turning away from capital punishment

By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published 31 July 23

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By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 14 February 23

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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 16 December 22

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By Peter Weber Published 9 December 22

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By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 18 November 22