| 单词 | capital punishment |
| 例句 | He was unaided and easily condemned by a system that was inattentive to the precise legal requirements of capital punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Even though capital punishment quadrupled within a decade, there were still only 478 executions in the entire United States during the 1990s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He was sentenced to be hanged inside the penitentiary, and White, though opposed to capital punishment, was given the grim task of overseeing the execution, much as his father had done in Texas. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The problem was so significant in Illinois that in 2003, Governor George Ryan, a Republican, citing the unreliability of capital punishment, commuted the death sentences of all 167 people on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Behind his gentle presentations, Walter had become fiercely opposed to capital punishment, an issue he readily admitted he had never thought about until his own experience confronting it. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Another crime-drop explanation is often cited in tandem with imprisonment: the increased use of capital punishment. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As early as 1682, William Penn’s colonial government experimented with incarceration as an alternative to corporal and capital punishment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Abstractions about capital punishment were one thing, but the details of systematically killing someone who is not a threat are completely different. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I also find that he has spoken on behalf of the abolition of capital punishment and contributed generously to research institutions engaged in criminal neurophysiology. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t capital punishment that drove crime down, nor was it the booming economy. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The governor himself began to get irritated with Osborne over his repeated attacks on capital punishment—the warden made a point of being out of town whenever an electrocution was scheduled. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bryan," he said at some point during our short flight, “capital punishment means 'them without the capital get the punishment.' We can't help people on death row without help from people like you." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn't really know anything about capital punishment and hadn't even taken a class in criminal procedure yet. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No, we don’t believe in capital punishment for the genetically damaged.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, and threats of terrorism and global conflict seemed to disrupt the progress toward a repeal of capital punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And a tough, strutty little man said, “I believe in capital punishment. It’s like the Bible says—an eye for an eye. And even so were two pair short!” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The second flaw in the capital punishment argument is even more obvious. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The real question of capital punishment in this country is, Do we deserve to kill? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Supreme Court had grown impatient with challenges to capital punishment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Executive Order #13 of the Post-Flares Coalition, by recommendation of the Population Control Committee, to be considered TOP-SECRET, of the highest priority, on penalty of capital punishment. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Dunnan said yes, he would; and Shultz then said, “Do you recall being asked whether or not you were averse to capital punishment?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z So even in a death penalty advocate’s best-case scenario, capital punishment could explain only one twenty-fifth of the drop in homicides in the 1990s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Since “Dead Man Walking” was published, violent crime has declined, and public opinion on capital punishment has shifted. Review: ‘Dead Man Walking’ Opens a Met Season Heavy on the New 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z He disliked what he perceived as Clinton’s pandering to the Right on capital punishment, welfare reform, military intervention. Christopher Hitchens’ last years: Islam, the Iraq war and how a man of the left found his moment by breaking with the left 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Against this backdrop of mass-mediated fear, capital punishment came to be seen as a viable means of curtailing what was starting to look like a descent into depravity and wanton violence. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z Gilmore’s was the first execution in the United States in nearly 10 years and the first after the Supreme Court briefly banned capital punishment in 1972. New & Noteworthy, From Free Speech to True Crime 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Pavel worries the men could be found not guilty because the burden of proof is so much higher in a trial that carries a sentence of capital punishment. Delhi gang rape trial sparks Indian media frenzy 2013-03-28T15:29:00Z So even with subject matter as dark as capital punishment, one can come away from “Dead Man Walking” oddly soothed. 'Great Scott,' an opera about opera, shows what makes Jake Heggie so popular 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z In a letter to Abbott this week, more than a dozen Republicans said that getting it wrong with Reed could “erode public trust — not only in capital punishment, but in Texas justice itself.” All eyes on Texas governor as calls grow to halt execution 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z For instance, capital punishment, which had almost disappeared in the 1840s and 1850s, was reinstated in 1863. Penny dreadfuls were the true crime podcasts of their time 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Only Forsythe could make capital punishment seem part of the Preamble to the Constitution. Charlie's an Angel Now: John Forsythe Dies at 92 2010-04-03T05:20:00Z The history of capital punishment is the history of slavery’s attempts to destroy free speech. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z “Apprentice” largely skirts the issue of capital punishment while letting it be known that most of the other guards don’t want the job. Review: In ‘Apprentice,’ Teaching the Fine Art of Execution 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Where the 2021 film “There Is No Evil” portrayed the moral absurdities of capital punishment, “A Man of Integrity” takes a broader view, examining how corruption has permeated everyday Iranian life. ‘A Man of Integrity’ Review: Fighting Dirty 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z At the time, the death penalty was mandatory for murder; capital punishment wasn't abolished in Britain until 1969. ‘Downton Abbey’ and History: A Look Back 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z This is June's version of a "particicution," Gilead's version of capital punishment for rapists and others the government deems to have committed heinous crimes, a task allotted to Handmaids. "The Handmaid's Tale" furious finale could turn the show around – and it's all in the execution 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z That would be Martin McDonagh, whose criminally enjoyable “Hangmen,” a juicy tale of capital punishment and other forms of retribution, opened on Monday night. Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ from Martin McDonagh 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z This is where the novel hits its stride, with an unflinching look at capital punishment, no doubt influenced by the author’s own experiences as a newspaper reporter covering the death penalty in Alabama. School Newspaper Editor Bears Witness 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Burns told would-be jurors last week that anyone opposed to capital punishment need not worry because Illinois abolished the death penalty this year. Jury selection in Hudson family murder trial 2012-04-09T11:03:09Z The governor at the time opposed capital punishment, and as such opposed exhibiting it; and besides, there was no room for it in the museum. Killing the “In Cold Blood” killers: The secret remnants of a grisly execution 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z But soon afterward California declared capital punishment unconstitutional, and he was sentenced to life. Rick Stevens, Funk-Soul Singer Convicted of Murder, Dies at 77 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z As opponents step up their national campaign, they are discovering some surprising allies among people like Coward— challenging the long-held stereotype that the families of murder victims automatically support capital punishment. Death Penalty opponents’ unlikely allies 2012-08-20T18:52:00Z Surveillance, drone warfare, capital punishment and environmental disaster are among the subjects she addresses, in songs that plunge into electronic maelstroms and quiver with urgency. Anohni: Embracing a New Name, and Sound 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z To Mr. Hibbert, who specializes in political dramas, both the broad issue of capital punishment and China’s particular social realities are disturbing. Katie Leung Stars in ‘One Child’ by Guy Hibbert 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z Its latest play, the company’s first in English, explores capital punishment, which Belarus still practices. Theater Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The class of professional lawyers, police officers and judges was growing quickly at the same time that prison began to be used as an alternative to exile or capital punishment, historians have noted. As the Gavels Fell: 240 Years at Old Bailey 2011-08-17T22:30:15Z Back in the good old days, “because people believed in the sanctity of human life, most states practiced capital punishment.” 7 absurd things America’s kids are learning thanks to conservatives 2014-03-04T13:00:00Z Guantánamo slightly threatened at one point to change my attitude towards capital punishment. The boor's head 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z It notes that states that allow capital punishment are struggling to purchase enough lethal drugs because some pharmaceutical companies and exporting countries object to the death penalty. Death penalty report cites value of taping interrogations 2014-05-09T10:58:00Z In fact, several studies suggest that genre viewers are more likely to have positive attitudes towards the police, as well as supporting punitive policies such as capital punishment. Shots Fired: is this Black Lives Matter, the TV show? 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z Before eventually catching Christie, the authorities hanged an innocent man, Timothy Evans, for one of the murders, contributing to Britain’s abolition of capital punishment. Tim Roth: ‘If you neglect the working class for so long they will rebel against you’ 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z This exploration of capital punishment and the Texas criminal-justice system is built around an interview with a convicted killer, Michael James Perry, days before he is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. The Week Ahead: Oct. 30 ? Nov. 5 2011-10-27T18:15:00Z He was guilty, but I never believed Johnathan should die for his crime, and not just because I don’t believe in capital punishment. What it’s like to watch him die 2014-02-27T00:00:00Z Photograph: Simon Annand Trash Cuisine, their first English-language production, which goes to Edinburgh this summer, shows a company on the cusp of change, taking in stories about executions and capital punishment from around the world. Strange Interlude; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Trash Cuisine – review 2013-06-08T23:05:35Z Out of competition, Germany's Werner Herzog presents his critique of capital punishment called "Death Row," about prisoners in the United States awaiting execution. Theme of captivity dominates Berlin films in 2012 2012-02-13T12:35:51Z At the time, the death penalty was mandatory for murder; capital punishment wasn't abolished in Britain until 1969. ‘Downton Abbey’ and History: A Look Back 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Michael Rushford, president of the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, which supports capital punishment, disagreed. Last Meals on Death Row, a Peculiarly American Fascination 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Suggest your favourite songs about capital punishment below, and see if any of them are good enough to be picked for next week's Readers' recommend playlist. Readers recommend: songs about capital punishment 2013-07-04T21:00:00Z Douglass also fought for civil reforms, including equal treatment for Black Americans and women, free public education, and the end of capital punishment. Black history through the years: 10 famous figures in the US 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Artifacts include six ropes used to hang murderers in the 19th and 20th centuries, before Britain abolished capital punishment in 1964. ‘Black Museum’ Emerges From Britain’s Shadows 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z People believe wars are inevitable, that human nature can’t change, but think of capital punishment. Books of The Times: ‘Traveling Sprinkler’ Is Nicholson Baker’s New Novel 2013-09-09T21:31:25Z Lewis argues throughout Crazy, Not Insane against capital punishment; Bundy could’ve provided invaluable insight into the minds of the most inveterate killers, she argues. 'They were not born evil': inside a troubling film on why people kill 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z In the sixteen-eighties, William Penn, who had converted to Quakerism in England, abolished capital punishment for all crimes except murder and treason in the colony of Pennsylvania. An Overlooked Novelist’s Unfinished Epic About the Lives of Forgotten Men 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z As civil rights lawyer Clive Stafford-Smith points out in the programme, this is a world where capital punishment means "them without the capital gets the punishment". American Justice – review 2013-01-16T17:45:18Z How else could you describe American slavery, or the United States wars in Vietnam and Iraq, or our continuing ritual practice of capital punishment? Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z It is hard to imagine any proponent of capital punishment not being troubled by the believable surreality of those conversations. Alfre Woodard: 'We want all those with a stake in the death row business to see this film' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Interestingly Neverbend boasts proudly to the British visitors that Britannula has abolished another institutionalised form of that suffering, "the stain of capital punishment", which makes him seem inconsistent, but more humane. David Lodge: rereading Anthony Trollope 2012-12-14T22:55:04Z These days it’s not easy to muster an army of abolitionists, even though American opposition to capital punishment — 37 percent against — hasn’t been this high since the early 1970s, according to Gallup. The priest, the exonerated death row inmate and their continued battle against the death penalty 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z What follows are five facts that every American should know about capital punishment and its history in the U.S. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z Civilization is founded on capital punishment—or, to give it its anthropological name, “coalitionary proactive aggression.” Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Hawkins appealed to global human rights standards and often noted that a minority of countries impose capital punishment. A new mission for Amnesty International: Bringing human rights home The opera is based on a Kafka short story that explores the themes of due process, torture and capital punishment. Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘In the Penal Colony,’ a Surreal Exploration of Injustice 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “Hangmen” by Martin McDonagh, about a hangman facing the final days of capital punishment in England, won the award for best new plfay. Judi Dench Wins Eighth Olivier Award in London 1464-05-27T05:00:00Z Set in 1963 and 1965, the year capital punishment was suspended in most of Britain, “Hangmen” appropriately harks back to a genre that flourished in the mid-20th-century theater but has since been on the wane. For ‘Hangmen’ and ‘Escaped Alone,’ Connecting Threads in London 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Ripping drinkers was but a prefatory move, however, for Cheever became the nation’s most famous preacher by using debates about capital punishment as occasions for lambasting the nation’s rapid slide toward Hell. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z That means few abortion restrictions, strong bank regulations and no capital punishment. Canada Would Welcome Election Losers 2012-11-05T16:26:43Z He did 125 executions, believing in the value of capital punishment. Werner Herzog Does Not Conduct Interviews. He Has Converstions 2011-11-10T17:41:32Z A lot of the religious issues we’re dealing with today weren’t really part of the national discussion back then, like abortion, capital punishment, that sort of thing. Coming to the Festival of Books: Scott Martelle 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Nor, despite his clearly stated moral opposition to capital punishment, is he advocating a political position. | 'Into the Abyss': ?Into the Abyss,? by Werner Herzog - Review 2011-11-10T22:23:18Z Some of the same people who oppose abortion also oppose capital punishment and invoke the same “sanctity of life” language, but that’s no reason to conclude that one movement leads to the other. Same-sex marriage: They’ll just never get it 2013-03-10T13:01:00Z Indian law permits capital punishment in the "rarest of the rare cases". Indian rapper's new year gig cancelled in wake of Delhi bus rape 2012-12-31T19:03:45Z You have one poem, "I Now Pronounce You Dead," that deals directly with capital punishment, but also the effect of memory, which is so often haunting. Poet Martín Espada: "The imagination is absolutely critical to political activism" 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z It is, as Harry puts it “a momentous bloody day,” the date on which capital punishment has been made obsolete. Review: A Criminally Enjoyable ‘Hangmen’ from Martin McDonagh 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z She planned to paint the meals until capital punishment was abolished, or until she had made 1,000 plates, whichever came first. Julie Green, Artist Who Memorialized Inmates’ Last Suppers, Dies at 60 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z In eighth grade, I daily pressed my forehead to the smudged window of the school bus and invented capital punishments for him as the landscape ticked by. How many times had I wished my father dead? This time, it was different 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z Like the 1995 picture “Dead Man Walking,” “Trial by Fire” was created by filmmakers who believe that capital punishment is barbaric both as policy and in practice. ‘Trial by Fire’ Review: A Strong Case Against the Death Penalty 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z He was more willing to talk at length with Truman Capote about capital punishment or suddenly decide to ask every guest on an episode what they recall about their sixth grade teacher. As a Teenager, I Hated Johnny Carson. Then Came the Pandemic. 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z But that same scene was allowed on another video – a serious documentary about capital punishment, which the board passed at 18, uncut. Sex, violence and swearing on film: 100 years of the BBFC 2012-07-26T18:59:03Z The death penalty report, authored by a committee of former high-level prosecutors, judges, law enforcement officers and correctional officials, was issued by The Constitution Project, a nonprofit organization that neither supports nor condemns capital punishment. Death penalty report cites value of taping interrogations 2014-05-09T10:58:00Z The film, which won a grand jury prize at Sundance last year, has been instrumental in catalysing again urgent debates around mass incarceration, capital punishment and race. Alfre Woodard: 'We want all those with a stake in the death row business to see this film' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Instead, it is the inevitability of Ansel’s execution and the moral abyss of capital punishment that floods the novel with dread. ‘Notes on an Execution’ Isn’t Your Typical Serial Killer Novel 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The Creative Campus initiative was created in 2004 to engage college communities with art, and several of its iterations used themes — capital punishment and class, for example — as organizing principles. Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The convention provides that neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment without possibility of release should be imposed on people who committed crimes while younger than 18. Juvenile sentencing 2012-07-03T14:34:00Z Usually, reactive aggression is individual, while proactive aggression is institutional, taking such forms as war or capital punishment. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Each image juxtaposes the constancy of the physical location where it was taken with the fluidity of real life events — in this case, capital punishment — situated within shifting social, political and ethical contexts. New Museum Puts Spotlight on Art From the Arab World 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z The work addresses capital punishment and opens on April 29 at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater. Belarus Free Theater Returns to New York With 'Trash Cuisine' 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z You may hear, in the trial of Electra and Orestes by a jury of ordinary Athenians, an argument against capital punishment that sounds as if the words spewed from an op-ed columnist’s laptop. Review | Michael Kahn turns to a timeless play from ancient Greece to send off his career 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z Dad, Oklahoma’s premier capital punishment scholar, could really help out, Jim said. Timothy McVeigh, my dad and me: How the Oklahoma City trial came home with us 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z By making us reflect on the rightness of our actions, capital punishment gave birth to virtue. Did Capital Punishment Create Morality? 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z In his alternative ending, Walt doesn’t die but gets arrested and faces trial with the possibility of capital punishment. What real lawyers think about Breaking Bad – and why it should be taught in class 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Robert Dunham is executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit group that provides analysis and information about capital punishment but does not take a position. Last Meals on Death Row, a Peculiarly American Fascination 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Despite such threats, Garrison’s Liberator became one of the nation’s premier outlets for articles, stories and poems arguing for abolishing capital punishment. 5 things you may not know about death penalty 2013-04-03T13:05:00Z In the Supreme Court of my mother’s mind, wasting food is a crime worthy of capital punishment. Modern Love: Mom’s Cooking Comes Between a Husband and Wife 2013-05-09T19:12:25Z It’s estimated that around 10 percent of death row inmates suffer from a severe mental illness; recently these statistics have again raised some of the moral dilemmas surrounding capital punishment. “I executed 62 people. I’m sorry”: An executioner turned death-penalty opponent tells all 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian Belarus Free Theatre will present a new piece – their first in English – that challenges the use of capital punishment around the world at the Young Vic this summer. Belarus Free Theatre to bring battle against death penalty to UK 2013-03-27T12:40:58Z One of Dad’s former law students from his capital punishment class, Jim Hankins, called three weeks after Dad reinstalled our answering machine. Timothy McVeigh, my dad and me: How the Oklahoma City trial came home with us 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z In addition to the play, the troupe will also host discussions and panels on global capital punishment and on criminal justice systems. Belarus Free Theater Returns to New York With 'Trash Cuisine' 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The film was seen as a strong argument against capital punishment. The Week Ahead: Nov. 18 — 24 2012-11-18T08:00:06Z The filth of the atmosphere gradually coats the cameras capturing the view, and the silo's capital punishment is "cleaning": the criminal is sent outside to polish the lenses before being overcome by poisonous gases. Wool by Hugh Howey – review 2013-01-09T08:00:16Z She voiced strong opposition to the practice of stoning, a rarely used form of capital punishment. Poet Behbahani, 'lioness of Iran', dies at 87: state media 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z His 1968 film “Death By Hanging” was his criticism against capital punishment and racism. Japanese Film Director Oshima Dies at 80 2013-01-16T03:43:51Z One of the slaves who joined my family was Nwaokonkwo, a convicted murderer from another village who chose slavery as an alternative to capital punishment and eventually became Nwaubani Ogogo’s most trusted manservant. My Great-Grandfather, the Nigerian Slave-Trader 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z The state argued in a court filing that the law is clear that a state may “impose capital punishment on eighteen-year-old offenders.” Alabama to execute man for 1993 slaying of friend’s father during robbery 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z Idaho is one of 24 U.S. states that maintain active capital punishment. One year after Idaho stabbings, here’s where murder case stands 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Australia cannot extradite anyone to a country where that person could face capital punishment. 3 murderers freed in Australia after court ruled out holding migrants indefinitely, minister says 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Since his exoneration, Salaam has been a poet, public speaker, and activist, calling for "criminal justice reform, prison reform and the abolition of juvenile solitary confinement and capital punishment." "Central Park 5" survivor wins NYC race 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z The drug, which renders a person unconscious and suppresses the nervous system, was one of three drugs in a cocktail widely used in executions, and the oldest drug to be approved for capital punishment. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z According to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit that analyzes capital punishment, Black Americans are overrepresented among death row populations across the nation. Republican White House hopefuls embrace killing criminals to fight crime 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The Republican has pushed a tough-on-crime rhetoric, calling for more “transparency” in the justice system and continuing to support capital punishment. Republican Jeff Landry wins the Louisiana governor’s race, reclaims office for GOP 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z The use of capital punishment there peaked in 2000 — the year there were 40 executions. Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z “Whether you support capital punishment or oppose it, one thing is clear, from start to finish the Oklahoma capital punishment system is fundamentally broken,” Lester said. Republican-led Oklahoma committee considers pause on executions amid death case scrutiny 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z The company tried to move production to Italy in 2011, where capital punishment is illegal, but the country refused to allow it unless Hospira could guarantee it wouldn't be used in executions. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Regarding capital punishment, Trump asked, “Why do you support it?” Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Bowers was sentenced to death last month after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate. White supremacist admits threatening jury and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s trial 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Today, the politics of capital punishment also have begun to shift in some parts of the state. Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z He called it the “most difficult decision in my political life” because he previously had supported capital punishment. Bill Richardson, a former governor and U.N. ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z In 2011, the UK made it illegal to export drugs for use in capital punishment. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Unlike other nations that use capital punishment, the U.S. has, for more than a century, engaged in a restless quest to find ever better ways to kill people who are sentenced to death. Alabama nitrogen hypocrisy: America's latest fantasy death-penalty solution 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Uganda has not carried out an execution since 2005, but capital punishment has not been abolished. Uganda's anti-LGBT laws: Man faces death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z While authorities have yet to carry out capital punishment for blasphemy, often mere accusations can incite mobs to violence and lynching. Pakistan hands out cash to Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z While authorities have yet to carry out capital punishment for blasphemy, often mere accusations can incite mobs to violence. Pakistan to compensate Christians who lost homes in rioting over alleged desecration of Quran 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The failure was condemned by the UN and President Barack Obama, and helped shine a harsh light on capital punishment in the US - the only democracy in the western world to still carry out executions. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Other countries, including Iran, Brunei, and Mauritania also impose capital punishment for insulting religion. Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Bowers was sentenced to death last week after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. White supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z As the indictment does not hold Trump responsible for any deaths, the former president is not facing capital punishment. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Trump, who restarted federal executions after a 17-year hiatus and oversaw 13 in his final six months as president, wasted no time making capital punishment a focus in his current, third presidential run. Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z More than 60 global pharmaceutical companies won't allow their drugs to be used in capital punishment. Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions 2023-10-21T04:00:00Z Singapore authorities insist capital punishment is important to halting drug demand and supply. Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Authorities argue that strict drug laws help keep Singapore as one of the safest places in the world and that capital punishment for drug offences enjoys wide public support. Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z But Singapore authorities insist that all prisoners get due process of law and that capital punishment remains key to helping halt both drug demand and supply. Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday — the first in 19 years 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Activists will try to force him to speak about it anyway by lobbying campaign debate moderators to pose questions on capital punishment. Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Ghana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. Simulating enemy attack, Taiwan conducts military drill at main airport 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Transformative Justice Collective, a Singapore group which advocates for the abolishment of capital punishment, said a new execution notice has been issued to another prisoner for Aug, 3 — the fifth this year alone. Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Ghana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. One dead, several wounded after fire on cargo ship -Dutch coast guard 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z The groups said Singapore is out of step with the global trend of more countries moving away from capital punishment. Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday — the first in 19 years 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z As a U.S. senator, Biden enthusiastically supported capital punishment, leading passage of a 1994 crime bill that greatly expanded the number of federal capital crimes. Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Ghana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. Israel's Netanyahu takes heat in polls as judicial crisis deepens 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z They say Singapore is also out of step with the trend of more countries moving away from capital punishment. Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking 31 grams of heroin 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Ghana's parliament on Tuesday voted to abolish the death penalty, making the country the latest of several African nations that have moved to repeal capital punishment in recent years. Israel's Netanyahu down in polls over judicial reform 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z “I’m excited about the prospects of going into Washington and giving them some capital punishment.” NFL owners unanimously OK the Commanders sale to Josh Harris; Dan Snyder fined $60M on the way out 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Only in 2016 did the Democratic Party platform first call for the abolition of capital punishment. Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z If Bowers gets a death sentence, it would be a first at a federal trial during the presidency of Joe Biden, the first U.S. president to have opposed capital punishment prior to taking office. How the death penalty phase of the Pittsburgh synagogue gunman’s trial might play out 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z After returning a conviction on all 63 counts he faced, jurors subsequently determined Bowers’ crimes are eligible for capital punishment, moving the trial into its final stretch — a decision on his sentence. Jurors weighing fate of Pittsburgh synagogue killer hear of the devastation he left behind 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Biden campaigned on a pledge to end capital punishment, but federal prosecutors continue to pursue the death penalty in some cases. Gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z She was initially sentenced to death, but her sentence was reduced to life in prison when capital punishment was outlawed in California the next year. Former Manson Family Member Leslie Van Houten Is Released on Parole 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z In one, he called himself “a victim,” and demanded capital punishment for “whoever poisoned those capsules.” James W. Lewis, Suspect in the 1982 Tylenol Murders, Dies at 76 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Manson and his followers were sentenced to death in 1971, but the sentences were commuted to life in prison after capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional in 1972. Newsom will not contest parole for former Manson follower Leslie Van Houten 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z But he still faces charges from state prosecutors in Texas who have said they will seek capital punishment. 'I want you dead': Survivors of El Paso shooting address gunman in court 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z However, Aldrich could face a death sentence in federal court if prosecutors decide to bring charges under the U.S. code, which still has capital punishment on its books for certain crimes. Shooter in Colorado gay nightclub attack pleads guilty, gets life in prison 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z “This is but one of myriad cases which highlight the frailties and the fallacies of the death penalty,” said Ms. Conover, who added that she opposes capital punishment. Arizona Man Is Freed After 28 Years on Death Row 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z However, other states are proceeding with capital punishment. Nearly all of Louisiana’s death row inmates ask governor for clemency on the same day 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z That is partly a reflection of decreasing support in the last several decades for capital punishment in the United States. Missouri Executes Michael Tisius After Jurors Waver on Death Sentence 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Six former jurors among the 12 who voted unanimously to recommend the death penalty also said in sworn affidavits that they now favoured life imprisonment instead of capital punishment. Missouri man executed for killing two in botched jailbreak 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The American Bar Association argued in a letter that capital punishment should be prohibited in cases of people who have committed crimes while 21 years old or younger. The Jurors Sentenced a Missouri Man to Death. Now Some Are Not So Sure. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z For Reisig, if a suspect is determined to have a mental illness that played a significant role in the commission of the crime, he won’t pursue capital punishment. Column: This California D.A. says the death penalty is possible in Davis stabbings 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Manson and his followers were sentenced to death in 1971, but those sentences were commuted to life in prison after capital punishment was ruled unconstitutional in 1972. Manson follower Leslie Van Houten could be freed after court overrules Newsom 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z How should the legal system consider the trauma and remorse that jurors feel if they believe they made the wrong decision in voting for capital punishment? Missouri Executes Michael Tisius After Jurors Waver on Death Sentence 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z "This law will threaten human rights & increases persecution and discrimination of all Ugandans. Norway stands firmly against the use of capital punishment at all times and under any circumstances." Reactions to new Ugandan anti-LGBTQ law 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Ms. Fox said that the process of capital punishment can be troubling for jurors, prison employees who get to know inmates and the lawyers who defend their clients. The Jurors Sentenced a Missouri Man to Death. Now Some Are Not So Sure. 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z In 2021, Garland announced a moratorium on federal executions after the Justice Department was criticized by death penalty opponents for pursuing the sentence despite President Joe’s Biden’s opposition to capital punishment. Death sentence reduced to life in prison for man who killed North Dakota student 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The hanging of one particular Malaysian believed to be mentally disabled sparked an international outcry and brought the country’s capital punishment under scrutiny for flouting human rights norms. Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z It added that the government had enacted significant “reforms to the penal code” and that capital punishment was only used “after a lengthy series of safeguards are applied, usually lasting several years.” Global Executions Highest in 5 Years, Amnesty International Says 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z His breakthrough, “Dead Man Walking,” tackles the issue of capital punishment and has become the most frequently staged new opera of the 21st century since its premiere in 2000. Music of Remembrance marks 25 years of 'voices that refuse to be silenced' 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The first ends a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing, allowing capital punishment with jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. DeSantis stacks conservative agenda; presidential run looms 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The defense also objected to the procedure by which the government considered Bowers’ request to reconsider its pursuit of capital punishment. Judge: Synagogue massacre suspect can face death penalty 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z But Singapore authorities insist that all prisoners get due process of law and that capital punishment remains “part of Singapore’s comprehensive harm prevention strategy which targets both drug demand and supply.” Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z New death sentences and public support for the death penalty also remained at their lowest levels in decades, according to a report by the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit group that opposes capital punishment. Global Executions Highest in 5 Years, Amnesty International Says 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Supreme Court ruling that banned capital punishment in such cases. DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Other changes include abolishing capital punishment and boosting legal protections for citizens, including those accused of crimes. Uzbekistan votes on changes that extend president’s tenure 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z He was executed several weeks later in a rare use in China of capital punishment for economic crimes. China Is Cracking Down on Bankers. Here Are Some of the Targets. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Before seeking capital punishment for the Tree of Life synagogue shooter, prosecutors should consider that Judaism rejects the death penalty, Beth Kissileff, the wife of a survivor, argues. The Fight Over the Debt Limit 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Tangaraju’s hanging was the first known execution in Singapore since October, according to journalist Kirsten Han, who campaigns against capital punishment. Singapore executes man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Supreme Court to reconsider a 2008 ruling that found it unconstitutional to use capital punishment in child sexual battery cases. DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Further, Mr. Branson took aim at Singapore’s use of capital punishment more broadly by arguing that it doesn’t have the intended deterrent effect. Singapore executes marijuana trafficker amid international outcry 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Authorities said they detained a suspect alleged to be behind the attack, along with 30 others who were charged with terrorism and could face capital punishment if convicted. Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Singapore's stringent drug laws and use of capital punishment put it increasingly at odds with other countries in the region, activists say. Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The death sentence was condemned by international opponents of capital punishment. Singapore executes man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The Florida Supreme Court has also ruled against the use of capital punishment in sexual battery convictions. DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Days after the attack, President Donald Trump called for Bowers to receive the death penalty, and federal prosecutors filed court notice in 2019 that they would seek capital punishment. Tree of Life synagogue shooting trial begins in Pittsburgh 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z In a filing this year, defense lawyers argued that under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, the Justice Department had been arbitrary in deciding whether or not to pursue capital punishment. What to Know as the Tree of Life Massacre Trial Begins 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z There are the stories of the many lawyers and activists who fought to save Paula from the electric chair and end capital punishment for children. Review | The story of Paula Cooper, who was put on death row at age 16 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z British entrepreneur Richard Branson, who has publicly sparred with Singapore over capital punishment, called the decision “shocking” and “reminiscent of medieval times.” Singapore executes man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Late last month, DeSantis also signed a bill to end a unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing, allowing capital punishment with jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. DeSantis signs death penalty, crime bills as 2024 run looms 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Last month, Idaho’s Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs. Washington state officially abolishes death penalty 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The new law, which went into effect as soon as the governor signed it, allows capital punishment in Florida with a jury recommendation of at least 8-4 in favor of execution. Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z It brought the country’s capital punishment under deeper scrutiny, with rights groups slamming it as a blatant flouting of international human rights norms. Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z “More than drugs, it is our drug policy that ruins lives in Singapore,” said Kokila Annamalai, an activist against capital punishment. Singapore executes man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z At an EU-Arab League summit in Egypt in 2019, Bettel told Arab leaders that he was married to a man and would probably face capital punishment in many of their countries. Luxembourg stands up for LGBT rights, chastises Hungary 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Legal and ethical questions have swirled around capital punishment in the United States in recent years as states have found it difficult to procure drugs to carry out the death penalty through lethal injections. Florida to allow death penalty with 8-4 jury vote instead of unanimously 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Charles Hector from the Malaysians Against Death Penalty and Torture group said it was clear capital punishment had failed to deter crime as the number of killings and drug trafficking cases remained high. Rights groups welcome Malaysia’s move on death penalty 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Judges have retained discretion to impose capital punishment in exceptional cases. Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Stevenson leads the Equal Justice Initiative, based in Montgomery, and has been an influential figure in Newsom’s work to oppose capital punishment. Newsom launches national campaign to fight 'authoritarian leaders' 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He told the court he "wouldn't say" he was in favour of capital punishment, adding: "But it is the biblical ideal for certain crimes." James Allchurch: Podcaster called himself avowed racist as a joke - court 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z In announcing the 2021 moratorium, Garland noted concerns about how capital punishment disproportionately impacts people of color and the “arbitrariness” - or lack of consistency - in its application. Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z While Americans increasingly oppose capital punishment, it is deeply entrenched. Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Speaking in parliament on Monday, Malaysia's deputy law minister said capital punishment was irreversible and had not worked as a deterrent to crime. Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z BOISE, Idaho — Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs. Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z By contrast, not a single one of the 34 firing squad executions was found to have been botched, according to Sarat, who has called for an end to capital punishment. Why are firing squads for U.S. executions being debated? 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Bald and bellicose, the 59-year-old Holland is loved and loathed in Louisiana for his brash rhetoric and near-obsession with capital punishment. Race record trails ‘wild card’ prosecutor in Louisiana death 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z In announcing the 2021 moratorium, Garland noted concerns about how capital punishment disproportionately impacts people of color and the “arbitrariness” — or lack of consistency — in its application. Biden’s Justice Dept. keeps hard line in death row cases 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z Malaysia is one of 53 countries which still maintains capital punishment. Malaysia ends mandatory death penalty for serious crimes 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976, only three people who dropped appeals have been executed. Allegheny D.A. seeks death penalty in officer’s killing 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The Justice Department has faced criticism from death penalty opponents for pursuing the death penalty despite President Joe’s Biden’s state opposition to capital punishment. US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z While some U.S. states send prisoners to death row with regularity, that kind of outcome is extremely rare in New York, which no longer has capital punishment and last executed a prisoner in 1963. Divided jury means no death penalty for NYC bike path killer 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z A number of Texas lawmakers have proposed making people who obtain abortions eligible for capital punishment in recent years. 21 "pro-life" South Carolina Republicans sign onto bill to execute people who get abortions 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Biden himself has not issued any formal directives or policy statements on federal capital punishment. EXPLAINER: What’s the status of the US death penalty? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Florida law now requires a unanimous jury vote for capital punishment, although that could be changed this year by the state Legislature. DeSantis sets execution for ‘ninja killer’ in 1989 murders 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Japan and the United States are the only two countries in the Group of Seven advanced nations that retain capital punishment. Japan court orders retrial for 87-year death row ex-boxer 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Attorney General Merrick Garland imposed a moratorium on executions for federal crimes in 2021, but he has allowed U.S. prosecutors to continue advocating for capital punishment in cases inherited from previous administrations. Divided jury means no death penalty for NYC bike path killer 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Japan is the only major industrialised democracy other than the US that still uses capital punishment. Iwao Hakamada: Japan retrial for world's longest-serving death row inmate 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z It also has withdrawn requests for capital punishment sought by prior administrations against more than two dozen defendants. EXPLAINER: What’s the status of the US death penalty? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z And there never should be the “inherently coercive” use of the threat of capital punishment or life without parole to induce a guilty plea. Opinion | How government’s excessive reliance on plea deals can undermine justice 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Wenski noted that “neither party will necessarily embrace the whole gamut of Catholic social thought,” which includes opposing abortion and capital punishment. Trump vs. DeSantis: Florida pastors mull conservative issues 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z By contrast, his predecessor, Rick Scott, publicly clashed with a prosecutor who refused to seek capital punishment and took death penalty cases away from her, but he did not force her from office. Inside Ron DeSantis’s Politicized Removal of an Elected Prosecutor 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z After Joe Biden became president, his attorney general, Merrick Garland, announced a moratorium on federal executions, though he has allowed U.S. prosecutors to continue advocating for capital punishment in cases inherited from previous administrations. No verdict this week on death penalty in NY bike-path attack 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z While many have praised the White House for not wanting to interfere in the Justice Department’s day-to-day decision making, capital punishment opponents say that shouldn’t stop it from establishing an overall policy on executions. EXPLAINER: What’s the status of the US death penalty? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian president on Thursday signed a bill introducing capital punishment for state officials and military personnel convicted of high treason. Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z How could this occur in a nation that, like the rest of Europe, abolished capital punishment long ago, and whose government’s website brands the death penalty “a serious violation of human rights and human dignity”? Opinion | In Belgium, death is not a penalty — but it can be therapy 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z President Joe Biden subsequently imposed a moratorium on executions for federal crimes, but his attorney general, Merrick Garland, has allowed U.S. prosecutors to continue advocating for capital punishment in cases inherited from previous administrations. Jury mulls death penalty or life for man in bike path attack 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Virginia, long one of the country’s busiest death penalty states, ended capital punishment in 2021, and lawmakers have since defeated legislative efforts to bring it back for certain crimes. Virginia DOC says execution audio tapes should remain secret 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z A tough-on-crime moderate who, after defending capital punishment for years, backed legislation in 2021 to end it in Virginia, the first Southern state to do so. Opinion | Dick Saslaw helped build Virginia, and now he’s retiring 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Belarus is the only country in Europe that hasn’t banned capital punishment, which has been applied to those convicted of murder or terrorism. Belarus passes law to execute officials convicted of treason 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Listing reasons to oppose capital punishment, the Belgian government website notes, correctly, the “chance that a court sentences an innocent person to be executed can never be excluded.” Opinion | In Belgium, death is not a penalty — but it can be therapy 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Taylor is one of just 13 public defenders in Idaho approved by the state’s public defense commission to lead a capital punishment case, and the only one located in North Idaho. Kohberger’s lawyer once represented parent of Idaho stabbing victim 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Sirhan originally was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life when the California Supreme Court briefly outlawed capital punishment in 1972. RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan returns to 16th parole hearing 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Since its introduction 40 years ago, lethal injection has become the main method of capital punishment, in part because it has been viewed as the most humane form. Why Idaho is considering bringing back execution by firing squad 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The move marks lawmakers’ latest effort to resume capital punishment in a state that has gone nearly 12 years without administering the death penalty. South Carolina Senate OKs ‘shield law’ for lethal injections 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z If the bill passes, Florida will revert to its old way of doing things — before pivotal 2016 capital punishment decisions by the U.S. Opinion | Florida moves to revive a reckless approach to the death penalty 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z As a candidate, Biden made promises to push for legislation banning capital punishment over concerns about how federal executions are carried out and how prosecutors have disproportionately targeted racial minorities and the poor. Justice Department standards on federal death penalty called confusing 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z Lawmakers will return to Tallahassee in early March for their regular legislative session, where they are expected to approve another slate of DeSantis priorities on guns, education, capital punishment and abortion. Florida GOP gives DeSantis control of Disney district 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Nationwide support for the death penalty, meanwhile, is at a 50-year low, though a majority of Americans still favor capital punishment. Why Idaho is considering bringing back execution by firing squad 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z After prosecutors rescinded their interest in pursuing capital punishment last month, Crusius accepted the guilty plea. El Paso shooter pleads guilty to all federal charges in racist 2019 attack 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z If Florida adopts non-unanimous jury verdicts in death penalty cases, it wouldn’t be alone — but it would be the biggest outlier of the outlying states on capital punishment, according to legal experts. Florida’s proposal for non-unanimous death sentences is major outlier: legal experts 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Experts said a major problem with capital punishment is that deciding which defendants should face death suggests to the public that there is a hierarchy on which crimes are the most costly to society. Justice Department standards on federal death penalty called confusing 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z A previous hearing in December heard that Mr Masud will not face the death penalty because the bombing occurred before the specific charges which he faces carried a possible penalty of capital punishment. Lockerbie bombing suspect pleads not guilty in US court 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z A Texas judge last year put off a state trial in the case, saying that determining how to proceed would be affected by the decision from federal prosecutors on whether they would seek capital punishment. El Paso massacre suspect expected to plead guilty to federal hate crimes 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or its figures can be sentenced to death, although the country has yet to carry out capital punishment for blasphemy. Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The United States Supreme Court later struck down capital punishment for developmentally disabled prisoners. Harry Whittington, Texas Lawyer Shot by Cheney, Dies at 95 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z In a twist compared to the situation in El Paso, the Justice Department is seeking death for Saipov in New York, which has banned capital punishment in state cases. Justice Department standards on federal death penalty called confusing 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z He quickly arranged a visit to Sussex 1, a facility near the town of Waverly that housed death row until Virginia eliminated capital punishment in 2021. Virginia could end solitary confinement thanks to unlikely duo of lawmakers 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching to hold that capital punishment is inadmissible in all circumstances. Pope encourages South Sudanese, will raise plight of women 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z A justice minister stepped down last year after joking about capital punishment. Japanese prime minister’s aide leaving over LGBTQ remarks 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The full Senate must now take up the latest effort in the state’s search for a method of capital punishment. S. Carolina bill shielding death penalty drugmakers advances 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z For decades, Florida had not required unanimity in capital punishment, allowing a judge to impose capital punishment as long as a majority of jurors were in favor of the penalty. Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Twelve states had automatically placed death row inmates in prolonged, automatic solitary, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that provides analysis and information on capital punishment. Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z South Carolina — previously one of the most prolific states of its size when it came to capital punishment — has not killed anyone on death row since May 2011. Court demands more info in South Carolina death penalty case 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The state no longer has capital punishment and the last state execution was in 1963. NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “The law in this state allows for … capital punishment in this state,” Lee told reporters last week. Tennessee says pair gave incorrect execution drug testimony 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z National support for capital punishment has fallen in recent decades, with most polls finding between 50% and 60% of people now back the death penalty. Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The report from the non-profit, which takes no position on capital punishment, said executions were visibly problematic because of incompetence, failures to follow protocol or defects in the protocols themselves. Tennessee fires officials after damning death penalty report 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z “A thorough review of Arizona’s protocols and processes governing capital punishment is needed.” Hobbs orders review of Arizona’s death penalty procedures 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z But Garland has allowed U.S. prosecutors to continue advocating for capital punishment in cases inherited from previous administrations. NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z It also has withdrawn bids for capital punishment sought by prior administrations against more than two dozen defendants. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The Cruz decision outraged many and is likely the catalyst for Florida’s move to drop its unanimity requirement for capital punishment. Florida could end unanimous jury requirement for executions 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Department of Justice disclosed the decision not to pursue capital punishment against Patrick Crusius in a one-sentence notice filed with the federal court in El Paso on Tuesday. Feds won’t seek death penalty for El Paso Walmart shooter 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Japanese law allows capital punishment for murder, but experts say the death penalty usually is handed down for multiple killings and Yamagami could get life in prison if convicted. Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan’s Abe 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z If he is sentenced to death, Saipov would become the first person given such a sentence in the time that President Biden, who opposes capital punishment, has been in office, according to the Justice Department. New York truck attack trial opens with depiction of ‘destruction and horror’ 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Despite his campaign pledge, Biden himself has not issued any formal directives or policy statements on federal capital punishment. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z In 2022, a remarkable thing happened: In the heat of an election in which Republicans seized on the public’s fears of crime, support for capital punishment barely moved, if at all. Death Penalty in California Is a Puzzle for Newsom 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z For Ms Thompson, Edith's fate remains relevant, even though it is more than 50 years since capital punishment ended in Britain. Edith Thompson: The wife who was executed for her lover's crime 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Iran hanged two men tied to anti-government protests on Saturday, continuing a trend of using capital punishment to suppress dissent. Iran hangs two more people in brutal campaign against protesters 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z The Iran Human Rights group has identified 39 others who have either been officially sentenced to death or are at risk of capital punishment because of their charges. Iran upholds death sentences for teenage protesters 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Eliminating federal capital punishment would mean sparing the lives of killers such as Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who in 2015 shot dead nine Black members of a South Carolina church during a Bible study. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Had Sisolak succeeded Tuesday in clearing Nevada’s death row, it would have marked the second major victory in a week for advocates of abolishing capital punishment. Nevada governor: Death penalty needs to be addressed 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z All but one of the 12 people executed by in the state since 1977, when Nevada reinstated capital punishment, had waived their appeals. Judge: Nevada can’t yet consider death sentence commutations 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The report from the non-profit, which takes no position on capital punishment, said the executions were visibly problematic because of incompetence, failures to follow protocol or defects in the protocols themselves. A third of US executions botched in 2022 - report 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z There have been no federal executions since January 2021 following a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration. Report: Executions continued decline but many ‘botched’ 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Capital punishment has been a hot-button issue politically in the past but is less so now after support for capital punishment has fallen in recent decades. EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z In 2016, he spent $300,000 on a successful ballot measure that reinstated the death penalty after lawmakers voted to override his veto and abolish capital punishment. Sasse’s exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over replacement 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Dunham noted that despite rising fears of crime — which have previously coincided with support for capital punishment — American support for the death penalty remains at one of its lowest points since the 1970s. Death Penalty Researchers Call 2022 ‘Year of the Botched Execution’ 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z But Asha Devi, a huge votary of capital punishment, insists that it was justified. Nirbhaya case: The rape victim’s mum fighting for India’s daughters 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Dunham said he believes ongoing issues with botched executions or reviews of execution protocols by states is helping to erode public support of capital punishment. Report: Executions continued decline but many ‘botched’ 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Death penalty supporters, fearing that those problems might undermine public support for capital punishment, began to search for other ways of putting people to death. Lethal injection is a gruesome disaster: After 40 years of cruelty, enough is enough 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z With less than a month left in office, she said she was using her executive power because she believed capital punishment was wrong. Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Death Penalty Action, a group opposed to capital punishment, convened a news conference Tuesday in front of the state capitol in Jackson to voice their opposition to Loden’s execution. Mississippi set to execute man for killing 16-year-old girl 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z However, the Justice Department has yet to decide whether to seek capital punishment in the case. Guilty plea possible from Buffalo gunman on federal charges 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Michael Benza, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said the shifting political environment around the death penalty has made it easier for policymakers to have meaningful discussions about capital punishment. Report: Executions continued decline but many ‘botched’ 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Japan also faces criticism over its lack of transparency in carrying out capital punishment. Japan investigating repeated assaults by guards at prison 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A lawyer for the prisoners, Kyoji Mizutani, says it's hoped the lawsuit will start a conversation about the future of capital punishment in Japan. Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court’s reversal drew widespread attention in Utah and renewed focus on questions about whether capital punishment should be permitted in the state. Utah to challenge decision overturning death row conviction 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Justice Department has not said whether it will seek capital punishment. Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist supermarket massacre 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z While five of the 18 executions that took place in 2022 were in Texas, that is well below what the nation’s busiest capital punishment state has seen historically. Report: Executions continued decline but many ‘botched’ 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Justice Department has not said whether it would seek capital punishment. Lawyers: Buffalo supermarket gunman plans to plead guilty 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Rights groups have long criticised the practice of hanging, saying it affects the mental health of prisoners, but the government has pointed to high levels of public support for capital punishment. Japan death row prisoners sue government to stop hangings 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Gallup, which started polling the question in 1936, noted “diminished support” for the death penalty among Democrats, “while Republicans’ support for capital punishment has remained high.” Gallup: Death penalty support holds steady for 6 straight years 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Hanashi was slammed for giving the impression that he takes executions lightly, at a time Japan already faces international criticism for maintaining capital punishment. Japan minister quits over execution remark, PM delays trip 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Japan carries out capital punishment by hanging and does not inform prisoners until the morning of the day of their execution, a policy that rights groups have criticised for decades. Japan's PM Kishida plans to sack justice minister - media 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The family was among those who appealed to Pope Francis ahead of his visit last week to Bahrain to speak against capital punishment, which he did while stressing human rights. Family of Bahrain activist granted special visit but worry about health 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z If anything, the 2022 campaign has featured a deafening silence about the formerly hot issue of capital punishment. Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Monica Sparks, the president of the board for Democrats for Life of America, said she considers herself to be a “whole life” Democrat — her group opposes abortion, euthanasia and capital punishment. Abortion rights take center stage in race between two women vying for Michigan governor 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z Before the pope arrived in Bahrain on Thursday, families of death row inmates asked him to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during the trip. Prisoners' families hold small protest in Bahrain during pope visit 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z A 2016 Supreme Court ruling forced Florida to rewrite its capital punishment law to require that death sentences be unanimous. Judge formally sentences Parkland school shooter to life in prison 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Families of death row inmates in Bahrain have appealed to the Argentine-born pope to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip. In Bahrain, pope's message may get caught in Shi'ite-Sunni Muslim divide 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Since 1968, voters have been asked to determine the fate of capital punishment in their states 18 times — and the pro-death penalty side has won every single time. Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z He also champions capital punishment and looser open-fire regulations for troops. Lawbreaker to Israeli kingmaker? Far-right Ben-Gvir surges in vote 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The decision shocked victims’ families, who had endured the agonizing trial expecting that it would lead to capital punishment. Parkland Families Express Rage and Grief at Gunman’s Sentencing 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis on Monday to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf state this week. Moldova declares Russian embassy employee persona non grata 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Horan did not seek the death penalty frequently, often consulting with the victims before pursuing capital punishment. Longtime Fairfax prosecutor Robert F. Horan Jr. dies at 90 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z In fact, she has said she personally opposes capital punishment but will consider death-penalty cases "on a case-by-case basis," rather than setting aside the existing law approved by voters. Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z That step came after a historic use of capital punishment under Donald Trump’s presidency, with 13 executions carried out in six months. Oklahoma sues federal prisons for inmate it wants to execute 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z A few of the speakers urged state lawmakers to no longer require a unanimous jury to impose capital punishment. Parkland Families Express Rage and Grief at Gunman’s Sentencing 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z In July 2021, for example, the DOJ moved to withdraw capital punishment requests in seven cases where federal prosecutors under the Trump administration had been pursuing them. Joe Biden and the death penalty: N.Y. terror case suggests he can't make up his mind 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z He was part of a Maryland commission that recommended the state abolish capital punishment. Benjamin Civiletti, attorney general amid Iran hostage crisis, dies at 87 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z DeSantis reacted by saying: "I'm sorry, when you murder 17 people in cold blood, the only appropriate punishment is capital punishment." Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z In the court hallway, Steve Grammas, executive director of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, stood surrounded by about 30 police officers and union members and called for capital punishment. Union head: Vegas officer killing should bring death penalty 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z York County prosecutors told the court they planned to pursue capital punishment if he was convicted of first-degree murder. DA drops plans to seek death penalty in theater shooting 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z But some defense attorneys and capital punishment experts said it wasn’t surprising the jurors couldn’t unanimously agree. Parkland shooter’s life sentence could bring changes to law 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Attorney General Merrick Garland has halted federal executions following an unprecedented run of capital punishment in the waning months of the Trump administration and ordered a review of the procedures and policies surrounding the practice. Biden nominates 7 for US attorney, judge and marshal slots 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z As the political scientist Frank Baumgartner suggests, politicians have come to realize that the public has "soured on capital punishment." Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Supreme Court ruling that forced Florida to rewrite its capital punishment statute to require that death sentences be unanimous. Parkland school shooting jury spares gunman death penalty in 2018 massacre 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Defense attorney Jonathan White hailed the decision, saying he had “hoped and believed” prosecutors would drop plans to seek capital punishment. DA drops plans to seek death penalty in theater shooting 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z A slight majority of Americans still support capital punishment, but that proportion has dropped significantly since the 1990s; so has the number of state executions. Gunman Who Killed 17 in Parkland Is Spared the Death Penalty 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The ruling stalled executions in the state and set off a scramble in Tallahassee to overhaul Florida’s capital punishment law. Why does Florida require a unanimous jury decision to impose a death sentence? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z But despite this striking progress in the electoral arena, the battle to end capital punishment in this country is far from over. Crime is a hot issue, but even Republicans don't talk about the death penalty: That's good news 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The verdict sparing him from capital punishment was described as "unreal" and "wrong" by relatives of those killed at a press conference afterwards. Parkland: Families devastated as Florida school shooting gunman spared death 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The Florida capital punishment statute lists eight kinds of possible mitigating circumstances, some in specific terms and others in open-ended language that offers defense lawyers broad latitude. ‘Mitigating circumstances’ spared the gunman’s life. What are they? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Many of the victims’ families in the liberal bastion of Broward County wanted capital punishment in the case. Gunman Who Killed 17 in Parkland Is Spared the Death Penalty 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The state, which until 2016 allowed juries to opt for capital punishment by a majority vote, has revised its law several times following adverse court rulings. Why does Florida require a unanimous jury decision to impose a death sentence? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z He augmented that revelation with a prediction: “No decision in the court’s history, not even those outlawing public school segregation and capital punishment, has evoked the intensity of emotion that will surely follow this ruling.” David Beckwith, Who Scooped the Supreme Court on Roe, Dies at 79 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Scientific American spoke with experts in anesthesiology, law and capital punishment to find out. ‘New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ But Evidence Is Lacking’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Nitrogen hypoxia is a new and so far hypothetical method of administering capital punishment in which the air someone breathes is replaced with 100 percent nitrogen. Alabama's death-row debacle: The state plans to kill a man this week. But how? 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Three people have been executed since the state reinstituted capital punishment four decades ago, the most recent in 1999, but all three had voluntarily given up on appealing their sentences. Death penalty trial opens in 2017 fire that that killed 3 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z That has not always been the protocol in Florida, a state with 330 inmates on death row and a long history of capital punishment going back to 1827, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Why does Florida require a unanimous jury decision to impose a death sentence? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Oklahoma’s enthusiasm for capital punishment has been a cruel trauma not only for some inmates it has put to death in recent years but also for the state itself. Opinion | Oklahoma embarks on a grotesque execution-spree 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “That created a false distance between the reality of capital punishment and the public perception of capital punishment.” ‘New Execution Method Touted as More ‘Humane,’ But Evidence Is Lacking’ 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Given Alabama's long experience with capital punishment, one might think that its executions would go off like clockwork. Alabama's death-row debacle: The state plans to kill a man this week. But how? 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z He said he would restore capital punishment, abolished in 2011, for people who murder police officers. Illinois governor GOP candidate decries Chicago crime, chaos 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z And judges could override juries’ sentencing decisions to impose capital punishment even when jurors thought it was not warranted. Why does Florida require a unanimous jury decision to impose a death sentence? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z That grim timetable reflects the zeal of Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor, who requested the dates, and other state Republicans despite the increasing rarity of capital punishment across the country. Opinion | Oklahoma embarks on a grotesque execution-spree 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Past cases of capital punishment being carried out in Gaza have drawn criticism from human rights groups. Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z It also has a mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking, which has become increasingly controversial as more young Singaporeans begin to speak up against capital punishment. Joseph Schooling: Singapore Olympic star suspended over cannabis scandal 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The Southeast Asian nation retains capital punishment as an option for certain drug-related crimes. A trans Harvard student died in Indonesian custody. Peru wants answers. 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Indonesia has among the region's harshest anti-narcotics laws, with penalties including capital punishment. Indonesia police deny violence in death of Harvard trans activist on Bali honeymoon 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors had originally sought the death penalty, but Gascón barred prosecutors from seeking capital punishment after he was elected in 2020. Man who killed five in San Fernando Valley shooting spree sentenced to life in prison 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z If the prosecution is pursuing the death penalty, the jury will decide whether the defendant should be subject to capital punishment or life imprisonment. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z While Texas has been the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, the use of the death penalty in the state has reached near historic lows. Texas to execute man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z When jurors get the case, they will vote 17 times, once for each of the victims, on whether to recommend capital punishment. At school shooter’s trial, families recall lives lost 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Japan remains one of the few developed countries that still uses capital punishment amid broader criticism from international and local human rights groups. Tomohiro Kato: Japan executes Akihabara mass murderer, say reports 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Japan and the U.S. are the only two countries in the Group of Seven advanced nations that retain capital punishment. Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z As we will see later in this chapter, courts are currently debating the degree to which extended solitary confinement and certain forms of capital punishment might count as cruel and unusual. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Four democracy activists have been executed by Myanmar's military in what is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. Myanmar military executes four democracy activists 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Others are against capital punishment and are prepared to accept a life sentence for the gunman. After Parkland, One Question Remains: What Is Justice? 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z When jurors eventually get the case, probably in October or November, they will vote 17 times, once for each of the victims, on whether to recommend capital punishment. Parkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Furukawa said capital punishment was a justified response to continuing heinous and violent crime and scrapping it wasn’t appropriate at this point. Japan executes prisoner who killed 7 in Tokyo street rampage 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z When jurors eventually get the case, they will vote 17 times, once for each of the victims, on whether to recommend capital punishment. Teachers weep recalling students killed in Parkland shooting 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Even if they do, they can still weigh other possible “mitigating circumstances” that would cause them to instead spare Cruz from capital punishment. Parkland gunman’s death penalty trial begins as U.S. reels from mass shootings 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z The US remains the only Western nation to allow capital punishment. Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Jurors convicted Miller after 20 minutes of deliberation and then recommended a death sentence, which a judge imposed under Alabama’s capital punishment law at the time. Alabama court sets Sept 22 execution for 1990 triple killing 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z A majority of Americans favor capital punishment, according to public opinion surveys, though that support has steadily declined since the 1990s. Parkland School Gunman Faces Death Penalty in Rare Trial 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Japan reserves capital punishment for “atrocious crimes,” which refers to multiple murders or a murder that is deemed particularly heinous. Japan probes Abe assassination motive as police chief admits ‘problems’ 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Japan is one of the few highly developed countries that have capital punishment; six people have been executed by hanging in the past three years. A shocking crime with many unanswered questions. 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z While all the prisoners currently on death rows across the US have been convicted of murder, each US state has their own rules about capital punishment, who can get the death penalty and why. Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Rasoulof won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear award in 2020 for “There Is No Evil,” about capital punishment and filmed in secret defiance of Iranian government censorship. Iran detains prominent activist, two filmmakers on security charges 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z In order to qualify for this trial, jurors, who will be tasked with determining whether to sentence someone to death, could not be universally opposed to capital punishment. Parkland School Gunman Faces Death Penalty in Rare Trial 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Japan is one of the few highly developed countries that has capital punishment; six people have been executed by hanging in the past three years. Shinzo Abe Is Assassinated With a Handmade Gun, Shocking a Nation 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The ruling led to an immediate de facto moratorium on capital punishment across the United States and invalidated the death sentences of nearly 700 people. Death penalty’s 50-year rise and fall since Supreme Court struck it down 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Mr Garland's moratorium did not prevent prosecutors from continuing to seek capital punishment in the case. Will the Parkland gunman get the death penalty? 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Such are the ironies of capital punishment in the United States, one of the last two industrialized democracies — along with Japan — that retains it. Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But the chief prosecutor in Broward County at the time, Michael J. Satz, a Democrat, said he would pursue capital punishment, and the gunman ultimately entered a guilty plea regardless. Parkland School Gunman Faces Death Penalty in Rare Trial 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z “I do believe that the unjustified taking of human life, if provable, ultimately, justly, ought to be capital punishment,” he said. Inside the Extreme Effort to Punish Women for Abortion 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Georgia, the court upheld most of these news laws and the constitutionality of capital punishment. Death penalty’s 50-year rise and fall since Supreme Court struck it down 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Erdogan's justice minister said at the weekend Turkey would consider turning back the 2004 abolishment of capital punishment after the president earlier raised the issue in connection with the cause of wildfires. Turkey's Erdogan says ready to back reinstating death penalty -media 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z To seek death for Gendron would help establish a new norm, in which authors of mass shootings must expect to face capital punishment, especially when they kill with racist intent. Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z When a divided Supreme Court struck down the death penalty 50 years ago Wednesday, Justice Harry Blackmun voted against the ruling, even as he made it clear that he personally opposed capital punishment. Three justices backed the death penalty — then changed their minds 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Britain also says the men should be treated as regular prisoners of war subject to the protections of the Geneva Conventions, and therefore exempt from capital punishment. Britons condemned in Donetsk holding out for intervention from UK, lawyer says 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Death sentences were still handed down, but executions were dwindling and public support was sagging; by 1968, the year Furman was sentenced, fewer than half of Americans favored capital punishment for murder. Death penalty’s 50-year rise and fall since Supreme Court struck it down 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Some religious scholars in Nigeria said sharia should be maintained but could be limited to dealing with personal matters like marriage and divorce, inheritance and custody of children and not capital punishment. Court challenge puts spotlight on sharia law in Nigeria 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Majority support for capital punishment — at least in principle — persists because of ancient moral intuitions about retribution and the need to incapacitate, definitively, especially evil offenders. Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z But by 1994, in his final months on the court, Blackmun had become disillusioned by the idea that safeguards could ensure a fair application of capital punishment. Three justices backed the death penalty — then changed their minds 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Some civil rights groups have pressured the Biden administration to abolish capital punishment, citing moral objections and concerns that such punishments disproportionately harm racial minorities. Buffalo suspect charged with federal hate crimes, could face death penalty 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z States including Louisiana and North Carolina began mandating capital punishment for all homicides. Death penalty’s 50-year rise and fall since Supreme Court struck it down 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z The executions have been halted as the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures for capital punishment. Buffalo supermarket gunman charged with federal hate crimes 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z History teaches that public opinion on capital punishment ebbs and flows with the violent crime rate. Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z "I have come to think that capital punishment should be abolished,” he told John C. Jeffries Jr., author of "Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.: A Biography,” and a former Powell clerk. Three justices backed the death penalty — then changed their minds 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z New York law prohibits the death penalty in state cases, but the federal charges open Gendron to potentially facing capital punishment. Buffalo suspect charged with federal hate crimes, could face death penalty 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Malaysia has mandatory death penalty for some offences, including drug trafficking and murder, while the law also allows capital punishment for some other crimes at the court's discretion. Malaysia renews pledge to abolish mandatory death penalty 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Most Singaporeans support the use of the death penalty but Nagaenthran's case has ignited debate over capital punishment. How a Singapore execution set off a wave of protest 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Among racial groups, Black people express the least support for capital punishment, in part because of racial bias in its imposition over history. Opinion | Why the Buffalo supermarket slaughter should be a death penalty case 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Four years later, when the court upheld several of these new laws, it ruled 7-2 that capital punishment wasn’t inherently cruel and unusual. Three justices backed the death penalty — then changed their minds 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z Even though she supports the death penalty, she said she would respect the will of the voters if they chose to abolish capital punishment. A 'no party preference' prosecutor could shake up California attorney general's race 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Malaysia has had a moratorium on executions since 2018, when it also made a promise to abolish mandatory and discretionary capital punishment. Malaysia renews pledge to abolish mandatory death penalty 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Other countries in Southeast Asia - Philippines, Myanmar and Thailand - no longer have capital punishment. How a Singapore execution set off a wave of protest 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Under the theocratic regime in Tehran and its conservative interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic, law, capital punishment is meted out unsparingly to those found guilty of murder or manslaughter. Iran executes more people than almost any other nation. A pop star is trying to change that 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The city-state's government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. Facing international criticism, Singapore defends Malaysian's execution 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The case has brought unwanted attention to Singapore’s laws on capital punishment, which are emblematic of the conservative, tough-on-crime policies the country became known for in the 20th century. Singapore executes intellectually disabled man despite outcry 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But the government backtracked in 2019, saying it would scrap mandatory capital punishment but leave it for courts to decide if a person convicted of a serious crime should hang. Malaysia renews pledge to abolish mandatory death penalty 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Despite renewed calls from across the world for Singapore to reconsider capital punishment and existing death sentences, abolition or even a moratorium on executions seems unlikely in the near future. How a Singapore execution set off a wave of protest 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z His popularity and activism have fed each other in a nation where, despite the hard-line rhetoric of its leadership, social discontent simmers below the surface, including opposition to the liberal application of capital punishment. Iran executes more people than almost any other nation. A pop star is trying to change that 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. Singaporeans hold vigil for Malaysian in high-profile death row case 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z In the 12 years since Dharmalingam was put on death row, Singapore revisited its mandatory capital punishment laws and gave judges the discretion to convert death sentences into the lesser penalty of life imprisonment. Singapore executes intellectually disabled man despite outcry 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z A lifelong Mormon who had performed missionary work in his youth, he held hard-right views on gun control, capital punishment, immigration and balanced budgets. Orrin Hatch, Seven-Term Senator and a Republican Force, Dies at 88 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z But he did concede that young Singaporeans' support for capital punishment for drug traffickers was lower than the national average. How a Singapore execution set off a wave of protest 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Most of the country’s political and religious leaders, as well as a sizable segment of society, regard capital punishment as just retribution for major crimes. Iran executes more people than almost any other nation. A pop star is trying to change that 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z It’s rare in the U.S. for a woman to be executed, according to the Washington-based Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit that opposes capital punishment. EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio’s execution nears 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z According to a 2019 study by the Ministry of Home Affairs, nearly 70 percent of Singapore residents agreed that capital punishment is more effective than life imprisonment as a deterrent against drug trafficking. Singapore executes intellectually disabled man despite outcry 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Although prosecutors can seek the death penalty again, that is unlikely because current District Attorney George Gascón is an opponent of capital punishment and has vowed not to pursue that punishment. Death sentence tossed in murders of dad, stepmom, stepsister 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z If Buntion is executed, he would become the oldest person Texas has put to death since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976. Oldest Texas death row inmate faces execution in cop’s death 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Nagaenthran and several other recent death row cases have put the spotlight on Singapore’s policy of capital punishment for drug-related offenses. Singapore schedules hanging of disabled Malaysian next week 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z But his opinions about capital punishment have been evolving. Days after setting an execution date, a Texas prosecutor reverses course 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Prosecutors originally sought the death penalty, but Utah County Attorney David Leavitt later took it off the table as he vowed to no longer pursue capital punishment. Utah jury delivers guilty verdicts in deaths of teen couple 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z But the Broward County state attorney, Michael J. Satz, turned down that plea, saying he was obliged to seek capital punishment for such a heinous crime. Jury Selection Begins in Sentencing Trial for Parkland Gunman 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Although Texas has been the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, it’s been nearly seven months since it carried out an execution. Oldest Texas death row inmate faces execution in cop’s death 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The survey also showed that more women oppose capital punishment than men, and that only a quarter of liberals support the death penalty compared with 70% of conservatives. Parkland shooter’s lawyers face tough task in jury selection 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z Rodger, 32, a paralegal who has spent more than a decade advocating for an end to capital punishment, says that’s one of the reasons she didn’t want to waste time marrying her new husband. Anti-death penalty advocate weds man on Oklahoma death row 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Malaysia’s leader, European Union representatives and global figures such as British business magnate Richard Branson have called for Nagaenthran’s life to be spared and used the case to advocate for ending capital punishment. Disabled Malaysian loses appeal, will be hanged in Singapore 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z When lawmakers would not act, Sarah Bagley kept agitating for labor reform, prison reform, the abolition of slavery, and the end of capital punishment until she finally left the mills in 1848. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Crookston man was sentenced to death in the first and only federal capital punishment case in North Dakota. Feds drop appeal in Sjodin killing, still seek death penalty 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z This is the system used in 18 of the 26 other states with capital punishment. Parkland shooter’s lawyers face tough task in jury selection 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z The high court put those executions on hold, saying the two prisoners needed to have a choice between the electric chair and the firing squad, as established in the new capital punishment law. 2 SC death row inmates ask court not to schedule executions 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Florida Gov. Rick Scott took away death penalty cases from the state’s first elected African American prosecutor, after she criticized capital punishment. Opinion | Why jailing Jussie Smollett is unjust 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z His death sentence was converted to life in prison when Washington’s Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the state’s use of capital punishment was unconstitutional. Police: Man who murdered wife, 2 daughters in Snoqualmie is killed in prison 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z The Saudi government said last year that it had suspended capital punishment for drug-related offenses, leading to an 85 percent drop in executions in 2020. Saudi Arabia Puts 81 to Death, Despite Promises to Curb Executions 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Those miserable lawyers are an indictment of the capital punishment system in operation. Opinion | Here’s why Biden should commute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Brock said Sturgeon’s apology should be a reminder that practices that are widely accepted today, such as capital punishment, could be seen as barbaric in the future. Scotland apologizes for history of witchcraft persecution 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “This is the biggest issue in the realm of capital punishment: how we do executions,” said Maria Kolar, an assistant professor at the Oklahoma City University School of Law who studies the death penalty. This Sedative Is Now a Go-To Drug for Executions. But Does It Work? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z But she also said Biden “has expressed before that he has deep concerns about whether capital punishment is consistent with the values that are fundamental to our sense of justice and fairness.” Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The Biden administration's Justice Department, however, defended the death sentence for Tsarnaev, and Mr Garland's moratorium did not prevent prosecutors from continuing to seek capital punishment in the case. Supreme Court reimposes death penalty for Boston bomber 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z If you have followed the Tsarnaev story, you have watched some of the most dedicated and accomplished lawyers in the country demonstrate the bankruptcy of the capital punishment system in principle. Opinion | Here’s why Biden should commute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z If you think the guillotine was a cruel form of capital punishment, think again. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The case, one of several legal challenges to execution drug protocols filed across the country, could have broad implications for the 27 states with capital punishment, several of which use midazolam. This Sedative Is Now a Go-To Drug for Executions. But Does It Work? 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z But neither joined a part of the opinion in which Breyer again expressed his doubts about capital punishment. Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Since then, the Court has heard only a handful of cruel and unusual cases, except for those relating to capital punishment. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Black women also have the dubious distinction of setting several historic capital punishment “firsts.” Opinion | The historical truth about women burned at the stake in America? Most were Black. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Among other changes, she recommended allowing religious toleration and abolishing torture and capital punishment. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Moscow has maintained a moratorium on capital punishment as part of its obligations since it joined the Council of Europe in 1996, and Medvedev’s statement shocked the nation’s rights defenders and activists. Russian official issues stark threats to the West 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z A groundswell of popular support has emerged to protect the ursine thief from capital punishment for his crimes. Legend of ‘Hank the Tank,’ a 500-pound bear, grows with break-ins of California homes 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z Laws providing for capital punishment—the death penalty—date back to at least the 18th century B.C. and the Code of Hammurabi, which set death as the penalty for more than 25 different offenses. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z And while it’s true that women of this period were burned at the stake as a form of capital punishment, most of them were not White — they were Black. Opinion | The historical truth about women burned at the stake in America? Most were Black. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “But I was driven by what I saw and learned as a judge to take a much more compassionate view of sentencing,” eventually deciding that capital punishment unfairly precluded reconsideration of wrongly decided cases. A judge’s unusual timing may keep Sarah Palin’s legal hopes alive 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z As much as on any issue, Kruger appears to hold a one-at-a-time approach to capital punishment, never signing on to arguments that it is unconstitutional. On the California Supreme Court, Leondra Kruger is known for her ‘persuasive powers’ among the justices 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The death row cases have placed a spotlight on the use of capital punishment for drug-related offenses in Singapore. Singapore president stops execution of 2 death row inmates 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Over time, the Supreme Court was reluctant to face this highly charged question: Is capital punishment cruel and unusual and therefore prohibited by the 8th Amendment? Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Is this the end of the line for capital punishment in the Golden State — for real? Podcast: California's death penalty flip-flops 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Supreme Court lifted its moratorium in 1976, lawmakers on Monday evening rejected a Republican-sponsored measure that would have maintained the state’s death row but prohibited prosecutors from pursuing capital punishment in the future. Utah’s GOP-led death penalty repeal measure falls vote short 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Adams told The Associated Press there should be no limit on funding for defendants facing potential capital punishment. Attorney for man in fatal police shooting 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Time after time, in case after case, from capital punishment to voting, from pandemic restrictions to abortion, the conservative justices’ priorities manifest themselves. Opinion | Alabama’s redistricting case shows — again — whose rights matter to the Supreme Court 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Immediately, most States and Congress began to write new capital punishment laws. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Virginia, a state that had executed more people in its long history than any other, also approved legislation to end capital punishment, a law that seemed to complete a dramatic turnaround on criminal justice reform. Virginia Democrats worry Republicans will roll back reforms 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z While a number of those families support capital punishment, Sharon Wright Weeks is among those who have come to feel that the death penalty has made it harder to gain closure. Utah’s GOP-led death penalty repeal measure falls vote short 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Endorsing capital punishment helped Dianne Feinstein to get elected and reelected to the Senate, but running again in 2018, she did an about-face, for reasons from unequal sentencing to factual innocence. California is closing San Quentin’s death row. This is its gruesome history 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Not only did Californians reject two attempts to repeal capital punishment, they voted narrowly in 2016 to expedite executions. Newsom deserves credit and criticism for his effort to shut down death row 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z That fact has also prompted many who support capital punishment to insist that the remedies for issues in the administration of the penalty should not be to abolish it. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dylann Roof killed nine members of a predominantly Black church in Charleston, S.C., federal prosecutors successfully sought the death penalty despite the church’s opposition to capital punishment. How a Plea Deal in the Arbery Hate Crime Case Unraveled 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “This is an administrative decision. It’s not a policy decision on capital punishment,” Totten said. California moves forward on plans to shut down death row 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Some of the most prominent opponents of capital punishment — or at least of the means of carrying it out — were San Quentin wardens. California is closing San Quentin’s death row. This is its gruesome history 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z It concluded that “California’s system for capital punishment is beyond repair” and should be abolished. Newsom deserves credit and criticism for his effort to shut down death row 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z If the day comes when the Supreme Court ends capital punishment in the United States, Breyer will have paved the way. Opinion | If the Supreme Court ever abolishes the death penalty, we must thank Justice Breyer 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Breyer wrote that the country’s use of the death penalty has dramatically changed since the court upheld capital punishment in 1976. Breyer’s legacy: A centrist, pragmatic problem-solver and defender of the court’s reputation 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Support for capital punishment continues to dwindle among Californians, with more voters favoring abolishing the death penalty, according to a 2021 UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times. California moves forward on plans to shut down death row 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Lawrence Wilson was warden when Aaron Mitchell was executed, and that changed his point of view to against capital punishment. California is closing San Quentin’s death row. This is its gruesome history 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z In reality, capital punishment hasn’t existed in California for years. Newsom deserves credit and criticism for his effort to shut down death row 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the trend of states giving up on the death penalty — Virginia, last year, became the first Southern state to abolish capital punishment — was already visible as Breyer compiled his argument. Opinion | If the Supreme Court ever abolishes the death penalty, we must thank Justice Breyer 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z In 2015, after years of hearing cases about how to fairly administer capital punishment, Breyer said in effect that he had decided it could not be done. Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from Supreme Court 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Breyer in recent years emerged as a persistent critic of the death penalty and wrote that it was "highly likely" that capital punishment violates the Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z In a challenge to the death penalty in Washington state, Mary wrote the majority opinion overturning capital punishment. MLK said it best: ‘Love is the greatest force in the universe’ 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z First, right after taking office three years ago, Newsom — breaking a campaign pledge — declared a moratorium on capital punishment and disassembled the execution chamber. Newsom deserves credit and criticism for his effort to shut down death row 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Only about a third of all Americans live in a state where capital punishment is a practical reality. Opinion | If the Supreme Court ever abolishes the death penalty, we must thank Justice Breyer 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Northam also announced Friday that he has sent the state’s 114-year-old electric chair to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, along with other implements of capital punishment. Northam issues pardons in flurry of actions before leaving office 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z He noted that innocent people have been executed, that capital punishment has been marred by racial discrimination and politics and that death sentences have been imposed arbitrarily. Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Sirhan originally was sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life when the California Supreme Court briefly outlawed capital punishment in 1972. California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Sirhan initially was sentenced to death, but that was commuted to life imprisonment after California briefly outlawed capital punishment in 1972. Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects parole for Sirhan Sirhan, convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Tsarnaev is also the subject of a larger legal fight over capital punishment. Prosecutors seek money from Boston Marathon bomber’s prison bank account 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The new court has room for just three defendants, too small for the Sept. 11 case, unless the judge severs some of the five defendants from the joint capital punishment trial. Pentagon Building New Secret Courtroom at Guantánamo Bay 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z He was initially sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life when the California Supreme Court briefly outlawed capital punishment in 1972. California governor mulls RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Oklahoma once had one of the nation’s busiest death chambers, but a temporary moratorium on capital punishment was put in place in 2015 following three consecutive flawed executions. Federal judge grants stay of execution to Oklahoma inmate 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Garland halted federal executions in July pending a review, but advocates want a full commitment against capital punishment. Analysis | Biden touts criminal justice record — but advocates want more action quickly 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Japan and the U.S. are the only two countries in the Group of Seven industrialized nations that use capital punishment. Japan hangs 3 in first use of capital punishment in 2 years 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z In Mauritania, for example, Muslims convicted of ridiculing or insulting God face a mandatory death sentence and those renouncing Islam have a three-day window to repent or face capital punishment. Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z There was continued evidence of racial disparity in capital punishment, the center’s report found. Executions, death sentences in U.S. reach historic lows in 2021 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z July 1: The Justice Department halts federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. The year of recovery and renewal: A 2021 timeline 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z It comes months after Garland halted federal executions following an unprecedented run of capital punishment in the waning months of the Trump administration and ordered a review of the procedures and policies surrounding the practice. House panel demands information on federal execution drug 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z It proceeded without media witnesses, the first time since Texas resumed capital punishment in 1982 that no journalist was present. Report: 11 executions in 2021 mark three-decade low 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Another article makes engaging in illegal abortions on a wide scale punishable under penal codes that include capital punishment. Iran doubles down on abortion and contraception restrictions 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Prosecutors in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other big jurisdictions have declared that they will no longer seek capital punishment. Executions, death sentences in U.S. reach historic lows in 2021 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z He was also a Black man living in Alabama, a state with a history of racial injustice and a full embrace of capital punishment. He Never Touched the Murder Weapon. Alabama Sentenced Him to Die. 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z Of course, there are stronger reasons for getting rid of capital punishment than the slowness of the legal process. California halted executions, now it should abolish the death penalty 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Activists fear federal executions could restart if Trump were to run again for president and win a second term or if another capital punishment advocate becomes president. Report: 11 executions in 2021 mark three-decade low 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z She also campaigned against capital punishment, corresponding with inmates on death row in Japan. Jakucho Setouchi, Buddhist nun and best-selling Japanese author, dies at 99 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z That year saw the most executions since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. Executions, death sentences in U.S. reach historic lows in 2021 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Executions in Texas, the nation’s busiest capital punishment state, have been delayed amid legal questions over that state’s refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch prisoners and pray aloud as they are put to death. Judge denies Oklahoma death row inmate’s request for stay 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z California voters affirmed capital punishment in a 1972 initiative, so it is up to them to get rid of it. California halted executions, now it should abolish the death penalty 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z A jury will decide if he faces capital punishment or life imprisonment. Justice Department to Pay About $130 Million to Parkland Shooting Victims 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z She’d previously thought of capital punishment as something like climate change or hunger, an abstract concern to her, but something about which she didn’t know what to do. Julie Green’s ‘The Last Supper’ at Bellevue Arts Museum is a painterly catalog of the death penalty in America 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z Although 80 percent of those surveyed in 1994 supported capital punishment, this year only 54 percent said they were “in favor of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder.” Executions, death sentences in U.S. reach historic lows in 2021 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The federal government and 27 states have some form of capital punishment. Oklahoma Governor Commutes Inmate’s Death Sentence Hours Before Execution 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z When they approved Proposition 66 five years ago, they also rejected the alternative Proposition 62, which would have ended capital punishment. California halted executions, now it should abolish the death penalty 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z During the presidential run, Mr. O’Rourke distanced himself from the fossil fuel industry and walked back his support of capital punishment. Beto O’Rourke promises unity in new Texas governor bid 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Still, the case the court turned down two weeks ago was exceptional, providing a telling glimpse of the state of capital punishment in the United States. The Supreme Court’s Growing Hostility to Arguments of Death Row Inmates 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Rendered in cobalt blue glaze on a white china plate, she planned to paint the meals until capital punishment was abolished, or until she had made 1,000 plates, whichever came first. This week’s passages 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Anger is also brewing over Egyptian capital punishment procedures. Last rites rights of condemned around the world 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z The court granted a stay of the execution order after the defense lawyer, M. Ravi, argued that capital punishment for a mentally disabled person was a violation of Singapore’s constitution. Singapore halts execution of disabled Malaysian amid pleas 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z In the late 1970s, I had a conversation with Justice William J. Brennan in which he predicted that capital punishment would not end in his lifetime but it would in mine. Opinion | Watch this court 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Human rights group Amnesty International has previously called out capital punishment in Japan for being “shrouded in secrecy.” Japanese death row inmates sue over same-day notification of executions 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z |
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