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Civil-rights groups urge California governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death ...
Vietnam ends death penalty for 8 crimes, may spare real estate tycoon
Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon ...
As Richard Jordan execution nears, here’s what methods MS allows for the death penalty
Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...
Vietnam abolishes death penalty for 8 criminal offenses
Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight criminal offenses setting the stage for the courts to spare the life of a ...
Lawyers ask TN Supreme Court to weigh case of disabled death row inmate set for execution
A death row inmate’s attorneys are asking the court to reverse a lower court’s decision that declined to decide eligibility ...
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AG Liz Murrill asks Louisiana Supreme Court to speed up death penalty cases
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is asking the state Supreme Court to review and potentially expedite five death ...
Vietnam to remove death penalty for embezzlement, sparing tycoon’s life
Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...
Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years
The longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, Richard Jordan, was executed Wednesday evening at the ...
Fox Host Calls for ‘Death Penalty’ After Iran Strike Intelligence Leak
Fox News host Charlie Hurt has suggested the White House should invoke the “death penalty” in their hunt for the inside ...