Death Penalty

• After 3rd failed lethal injection, governor asks for pause on executions in Alabama

  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked the Department of Corrections to undertake a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system after numerous botched executions.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
  
• Japan’s death row inmates learn they’re being executed on the same day. Now 2 are suing

  The practice of not informing inmates until shortly before execution has long been decried by international human rights organizations for the stress it places on prisoners.

  World

  Nov 4, 2021
  
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• Oklahoma delays 7 executions due to 35-day notice requirement

  O'Connor said the originally requested date of Aug. 25 for Grant would have allowed for compliance with the 35-day requirement, but the appeals court did not respond.

  World

  Sep 8, 2021
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• Fate of Canadian man on death row in Montana remains uncertain amid proposed law 

  The fate of a Canadian man on death row in Montana could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming executions.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2021
• U.S. carries out 13th and final execution of prisoner under Trump administration

  President-elect Joe Biden, a vocal opponent of the death penalty, has said he will try to end the policy after he takes office.

  World

  Jan 16, 2021
• Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ sentenced to death for serial murders

  Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after police found several victims in cold storage at his apartment.

  Trending

  Dec 15, 2020
• U.S. carries out 9th execution of the year as Trump presidency closes

  Four more federal executions, including one Friday, are planned in the weeks before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

  World

  Dec 10, 2020
• U.S. to carry out 1st federal execution of woman in nearly 70 years

  Lisa Montgomery, who was found guilty of strangling a pregnant woman in Missouri, will be executed by lethal injection at U.S. Penitentiary Terre Haute, Indiana.

  World

  Oct 16, 2020
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• Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning children in China

  One child died and 24 fell ill after eating the poisoned porridge at school last year.

  Trending

  Sep 29, 2020
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• Killers of Black people less likely to face U.S. death penalty than Black criminals: report

  The federal government this year began carrying out executions again after a 17-year hiatus despite waning public support for the death penalty.

  World

  Sep 15, 2020