Louisiana Plans to Resume Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution
Jessie Hoffman was scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It would be the ...
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Ohio's Yost writes letter to US AG Bondi to help restore Ohio death penalty
Watkins has also written an open letter to Bondi and another directed to Yost in February requesting assistance in restoring ...
Proposed law expanding death penalty for killing children aged 10-15 passes committee
AUSTIN - A proposed law that would expand the death penalty for those convicted of killing older children is going for a ...
Is nitrogen execution too 'gruesome' and 'cruel?' Louisiana is about to find out
A court in Louisiana ruled Jessie Hoffman can be put to death Tuesday using nitrogen hypoxia - deprivation of oxygen causing ...
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Religion is baked into Louisiana's death penalty practices, but executions divide faith leaders
Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...
Lawmakers propose bill to expand death penalty in Texas
Parents testify at the Texas Capitol urging lawmakers to expand the death penalty for convicted child murderers to include ...
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The US death penalty under Donald Trump: Why executions are on the rise again
This week in the US, four executions are scheduled to take place over just three days. Let that sink in. With Donald Trump beginning his second term as President, questions are mounting about what ...
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Republican Pennsylvania Legislator Introduces Bill to Abolish Death Penalty
The debate over the death penalty has intensified in Pennsylvania, with House Bill 888 now seeking to eliminate capital ...
Bangladesh court upholds capital punishment for 20 men convicted of beating student to death
Bangladesh court upholds capital punishment for 20 men convicted of beating student to death - Victim’s father hopes ‘justice ...