Capital Punishment
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The contentious execution of Christa PikeIn the Spotlight Botched execution of only woman on Tennessee death row draws attention to concerns about her sentence
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The US is executing more elderly inmatesIn the Spotlight Dennis Sochor has become the oldest-ever prisoner executed in Florida, as US death row populations age
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Pros and cons of the death penaltyPros and cons Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital punishment
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Missouri executes man despite DA's objectionSpeed 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 prisonerUnder 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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Ghana abolishes the death penaltyfeature It joins a growing list of African countries which are turning away from capital punishment
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Death penalty: U.S. carried out historically few executions in 2022, but 1 in 3 were 'botched'Speed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Iran executes 1st protester, is accused of poisoning students to prevent more anti-government protestsSpeed Read
By Peter Weber Published
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Supreme Court green-lights 4 executions in 4 states in 24 hoursSpeed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Alabama delays execution after 5-4 Supreme Court rules it can continueSpeed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US 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 rowSpeed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Oklahoma governor commutes death sentence of Julius Jones hours before planned executionSpeed Read
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Oklahoma parole board recommends clemency for death row inmate Julius JonesSpeed Read
By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published
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