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Keith LaMar Speaks From Death Row as Movement Grows to Save His Life
On January 13, 2027, Ohio intends to execute him, after subjecting him to three decades in solitary confinement.
I’m 1 of More Than 600 People on CA’s Death Row. Newsom Must End Death Penalty.
Twenty-three states have abolished the death penalty. California should join them in ending state-sponsored executions.
Trump Issues Executive Order Restoring Federal Death Penalty
Trump falsely claimed that restoring the federal death penalty was necessary in order to deter violent crimes.
Trump Condemns Biden’s Commutations, Vows to “Vigorous Pursue Death Penalty”
Capital punishment foes are worried about Trump's campaign promise to seek death sentences for crimes other than murder.
Biden Commutes 37 Death Penalty Sentences — Critics Call for More
Biden will exit the White House having failed to fulfill his 2020 campaign pledge to abolish the federal death penalty.
SC GOP Reintroduces Bill to Punish People Getting Abortions With Death Penalty
The bill pushes the doctrine of “fetal personhood,” and makes religious references to “God's image” within its text.
Biden’s Announcement of Mass Clemency Leaves 40 People to Languish on Death Row
The outgoing president campaigned on ending the death penalty at the federal level.
Texas Death Row Prisoner Wins Temporary Stay of Execution After Subpoena
Lawmakers who oppose Robert Roberson’s execution turned to novel legal maneuvers in an effort to buy him more time.
The Death Penalty Is Always an Atrocity, Not Just for the Wrongfully Convicted
The death penalty should be applied neither to the guilty nor the innocent. We must abolish it.
Dispatch From Missouri: Mourners Decry Execution of Marcellus Williams
Bearing witness to Missouri’s latest state-sponsored killing, mourners spoke out at a vigil outside the execution room.