A North Carolina Judge Just Acknowledged an Undeniable Truth: The Death Penalty Is Racist
Sermons made his ruling in the case of Hasson Bacote, who, as NBC News notes, was convicted of murder “along with two others ...
Bill to abolish the death penalty gaining bipartisan support in Indiana. Will it pass?
Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...
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Does the death penalty deter crime?
The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...
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During the Jubilee Year, it's time to abolish the death penalty in the US
But things get hairier once we try to put this into practice, especially here in the United States, where the death penalty is still on the books in 27 states, as well as on the federal level and ...
Prisoner whose case led to Iowa's rejection of death penalty dies in prison
Sentenced to death for killing two children in 1963, Leon Tice's sentence was commuted a month before Iowa abolished capital ...
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Trump executive order calls for sweeping expansion of the death penalty
Among the dozens of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day was one calling for a dramatic expansion of the use of the death penalty. The order utilizes falsehoods ...