Capital Punishment
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Biden sets new clemency record, hints at more
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
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Will Biden clear out death row before leaving office?
Today's Big Question Trump could oversee a 'wave of executions' otherwise
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Missouri executes man despite DA's objection
Speed Read Marcellus Williams maintained his innocence and the killing was opposed by the victim's family
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Iwao Hakamada: Japan's record-breaking death row prisoner
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
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'The death penalty, it seems, is just too embedded in America's DNA to go away'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Why some critics are so horrified by Alabama's new execution method
The Explainer State officials have petitioned to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith with a largely untested method of killing
By Rafi Schwartz Published
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Ghana abolishes the death penalty
feature It joins a growing list of African countries which are turning away from capital punishment
By Rebekah Evans Published
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Trump's plan for a 2nd term reportedly includes firing squads, hangings, and group executions
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By Rafi Schwartz Published
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Death penalty: U.S. carried out historically few executions in 2022, but 1 in 3 were 'botched'
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By Peter Weber Published
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Iran executes 1st protester, is accused of poisoning students to prevent more anti-government protests
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By Peter Weber Published
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Supreme Court green-lights 4 executions in 4 states in 24 hours
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By Peter Weber Published
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Alabama delays execution after 5-4 Supreme Court rules it can continue
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By Peter Weber Published
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‘Not all Britons are gearing up for the jubilee’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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John Oliver explains why it's so hard for innocent people to win exoneration, even on death row
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By Peter Weber Published
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