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Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...
State weighing death penalty for suspected murderer of Cuban reggaeton star El Taiger
Fans gather in Hialeah after the October death of Cuban reggaeton star El Taiger, whose real name is Jose Manuel Carvajal ...
Austin Sarat: It’s now clear that America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time
This new script is exemplified by stories of death row inmates who have been freed by revelations of injustice and of others who were executed despite strong cases for exoneration.
Florida leads America in wrongful convictions - and new death-row sentences
Florida was one of only three states to both execute someone and put more people on death row in 2024. Florida also has more wrongful convictions than any other state.
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Mother of murderer urges Gov. Whitmer to rescue son from Alabama’s death penalty
Supporters of Demetrius Frazier, a Michigan prisoner facing execution in Alabama, are asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ...
She married death row inmate Steven Nelson in December. In 2 weeks, Texas will execute him.
"What their story shows is that redemption is possible, even in the most horrific of circumstances," Rev. Jeff Hood said of ...
Death row inmate may get retrial due to claim of 'sex-shaming' prosecutors
Oklahoma's only female death row inmate, Brenda Andrew, 61, could get another chance in court due to "sex-shaming" during her ...
San Jacinto County mass murderer avoids death penalty with plea deal
On Wednesday, Francisco Oropeza waived his rights to a jury trial and to appeal by pleading guilty to capital murder. In ...
Man facing death penalty for deadly shooting of Ky. deputy to change plea
The case was set to go before a jury in February, but on Monday a hearing was scheduled to enter a change of plea.
Bryan Kohberger looks to dodge death penalty with page from 'cult mom' Lori Vallow's playbook
As Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger's trial approaches, his defense is drawing comparisons to another ...
Trump's Order Has Destroyed My Commutation—Death Row Prisoner
Rejon Taylor told Newsweek that he had received notice he would be transferred to ADX Florence, a "supermax" facility known ...