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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Justice Denied: Victims’ Families Speak Out Against Biden’s Death Row Clemency
While some advocates praise the commutations as a step toward ending capital punishment, others are outraged.
Few states and countries are still killing people. Florida leads in wrongful convictions | Commentary
Florida was one of only three states to both execute someone and put more people on death row in 2024. Florida also has more wrongful convictions than any other state.
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Death penalty
The president commuted the death sentences of almost all of the men on federal death row, but left out three of the most well-known, including Roof. Joe Biden believes the death penalty "must stop ...
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2024 was not a good year for death row inmates seeking mercy
But for Cooper’s action, 2024 would have been the first year since 2016 in which no state granted clemency to any inmate on death row. In place after place, clemency boards and governors turned ...