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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro calls to abolish the death penalty
Josh Shapiro speaks at his swearing in as Governor of Pennsylvania
reprieve

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro calls to abolish the death penalty

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

Supreme Court declines death row inmate's appeal over prejudiced jurors
View of the execution chamber at Huntsville Correctional Center in Texas.
SCOTUS Says No

Supreme Court declines death row inmate's appeal over prejudiced jurors

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

What's next for Melissa Lucio's death penalty case?
Melissa Lucio.
Brigid Kennedy

What's next for Melissa Lucio's death penalty case?

Texas prosecutor, facing widespread pressure, may pause Melissa Lucio execution
Melissa Lucio
Life

Texas prosecutor, facing widespread pressure, may pause Melissa Lucio execution

Saudi Arabia conducts mass execution of 81 people
Riyadh's "Chop Chop Square," where public executions are carried out
so much death

Saudi Arabia conducts mass execution of 81 people

Oklahoma resumes executions after 6 years
The gurney used for lethal injections in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma resumes executions after 6 years

Why Biden's team is pushing for a death penalty he won't execute
President Biden.
Picture of Joel MathisJoel Mathis

Why Biden's team is pushing for a death penalty he won't execute

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. executes 8th inmate this year, after Justice Barrett, other Supreme Court conservatives lift stay
Death penalty opponents
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U.S. executes 8th inmate this year, after Justice Barrett, other Supreme Court conservatives lift stay

Divided 5-4 Supreme Court clears way for 2nd federal execution his week
Anti-capital punishment protesters in Terre Haute, Indiana
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Divided 5-4 Supreme Court clears way for 2nd federal execution his week

Daniel Lewis Lee was 'strapped to a gurney' for 4 hours as he awaited Supreme Court's execution ruling, lawyer says
Federal Correct Complex in Terre Haut, Indiana.
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Daniel Lewis Lee was 'strapped to a gurney' for 4 hours as he awaited Supreme Court's execution ruling, lawyer says

Judge blocks 1st federal execution in 17 years, in latest legal challenge to restarting death penalty
Anti-capital punishment protesters in Terre Haute, Indiana
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Judge blocks 1st federal execution in 17 years, in latest legal challenge to restarting death penalty

Supreme Court clears way for 1st federal execution since 2003 in 5-4 decision
Federal prison in Indiana
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Supreme Court clears way for 1st federal execution since 2003 in 5-4 decision

Texas executes Larry Swearingen despite contested forensic evidence
Death penalty chamber in Ohio
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Texas executes Larry Swearingen despite contested forensic evidence

Tennessee carries out first execution since 2009, using 'torturous' drug cocktail
A death chamber.
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Tennessee carries out first execution since 2009, using 'torturous' drug cocktail

Florida inmate executed with experimental injection
A Georgia prison death chamber.
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Florida inmate executed with experimental injection

Amid new DNA evidence, Missouri governor stays execution of death row inmate
An anti-death penalty sign.
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Amid new DNA evidence, Missouri governor stays execution of death row inmate

Judge lifts court order blocking 2nd Arkansas execution Monday night
A death row gurney.
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Judge lifts court order blocking 2nd Arkansas execution Monday night

Alabama Senate votes to use nitrogen gas in executions
Anti-death penalty activists.
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Alabama Senate votes to use nitrogen gas in executions

U.S. Supreme Court blocks first of 8 planned Arkansas executions in 11 days
Death chamber in Lucasville, Ohio, circa 2001
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U.S. Supreme Court blocks first of 8 planned Arkansas executions in 11 days

Alabama executes inmate Ronald Smith Jr. after split Supreme Court refuses stay
Ronald Bert Smith was executed by Alabama
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Alabama executes inmate Ronald Smith Jr. after split Supreme Court refuses stay

Delaware's top court effectively strikes down the death penalty
Advocates for abolishing the death penalty protest before Supreme Court
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Delaware's top court effectively strikes down the death penalty

Oklahoma state records show wrong drug was used in January execution
A death chamber.
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Oklahoma state records show wrong drug was used in January execution

Virginia executes convicted murderer who claimed to be mentally impaired
Virginia executed Alfredo Prieto, its first lethal injection in 3 years
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Virginia executes convicted murderer who claimed to be mentally impaired

This haunting website tracks all the Americans set to be executed
Jail of the Plaza de Castilla
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This haunting website tracks all the Americans set to be executed

Execution dates set for Oklahoma inmates involved in Supreme Court case
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Execution dates set for Oklahoma inmates involved in Supreme Court case

Justice Sotomayor compares the death penalty drug to 'being burned at the stake'
Sonia Sotomayor
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Justice Sotomayor compares the death penalty drug to 'being burned at the stake'

Justice Breyer: The death penalty is 'likely unconstitutional'
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
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Justice Breyer: The death penalty is 'likely unconstitutional'

Supreme Court allows lethal injection drug used in botched executions
Supreme Court
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Supreme Court allows lethal injection drug used in botched executions

Nebraska governor vetoes bipartisan death penalty repeal bill
Nebraska's governor vetoes a bipartisan death penalty ban
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Nebraska governor vetoes bipartisan death penalty repeal bill

With lethal injections on hold, Oklahoma is considering gassing death-row inmates
Oklahoma is looking for alternative death penalty methods
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With lethal injections on hold, Oklahoma is considering gassing death-row inmates

Ohio postpones six executions to prepare new lethal-injection drugs
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Ohio postpones six executions to prepare new lethal-injection drugs