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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
SC condemned inmate selects death by firing squad, a first since the state legalized it
Brad Sigmon, 67, was sentenced to death for fatally beating his ex-girlfriend's parents while trying to kidnap the woman in ...
South Carolina killer chooses death by firing squad, marking first shooting execution in 15 years
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
Why new Attorney General Pam Bondi is going all in on the federal death penalty
Elections have consequences, so the slogan goes. One of those consequences was on full display Feb. 5, in the minutes after ...
The Advocate5d
The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
The death penalty has existed across the United States since colonial times, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a national nonprofit organization that collects data on capital ...
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Suspect double killer in Vermont facing possible death penalty, Border Patrol shooter may face same fate
Fell was due for a second death penalty trial when he reached a plea agreement in September 2018 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He admitted killing two people, including Rutland ...
A Troubling Development for the Death Penalty in the U.S.
Landry’s decision is significant in part because until recently, Louisiana was part of a group I call the death penalty ...
A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...
Two death row inmates convicted of murder executed
Two men convicted of murder were executed Thursday night, marking the fourth and fifth executions in the United States this ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...
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Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit ...