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They were on federal death row. Now they may go to a supermax prison.
Prisoners say the Trump administration is seeking tougher conditions for them as punishment for having their death sentences ...
State will not seek death penalty in Michael Lynn Davis murder trial connected to Darius Miles
The state will not seek the death penalty in Michael Lynn Davis murder trial, connected to former Alabama basketball players ...
Former death row prisoners fight attempt to move them to one of the nation’s harshest prisons.
The men had their death sentences commuted under the Biden administration, but say they are being punished by being ...
Judge questions ‘propriety’ of Kansas death penalty law in KC-area murder case
Wyandotte County Judge Bill Klapper didn’t strike down Kansas’ death penalty law but appeared highly skeptical of it.
Prosecutors can’t use Bryan Kohberger’s autism against him to argue for the death penalty: judge
Prosecutors won’t be allowed to use alleged killer Bryan Kohberger’s autism to argue to a jury that he deserves the death ...
Jury delivers death penalty verdict to SCI Somerset inmate for 2018 homicide of prison guard
A jury on Thursday recommended the death penalty for an SCI Somerset inmate convicted of the 2018 homicide of a prison guard.
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Bringing the death penalty back to L.A. is politics and hubris, not justice
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman is reversing the policy of his predecessor so prosecutors can once again consider pursuing the death penalty in certain ‘exceedingly rare’ types of ...
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Death penalty executions on the rise worldwide
Death penalty executions in the U.S. and worldwide increased in 2024 over the previous year according to a new Amnesty ...