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Former Trump Aide Recounts His Calls for Staffer to Be Executed
"I cannot set off enough alarm bells about how dangerous he is," the former aide said on "The View."
2 Former Alabama Governors Call for Commuting Dozens of Death Row Convictions
"We have come over time to see the flaws in our nation’s justice system," the two former governors said.
UN Passes Resolution Condemning Death Penalty Despite US Opposition
The U.S. joined Saudi Arabia, Iran and North Korea in voting against the resolution.
A Decade After the Execution of Troy Davis, 24 States Still Use Death Penalty
11 of the 13 states in the South still have the death penalty on the books despite declining national support.
Upon His Inauguration, Biden Should Commute All Federal Death Sentences
In the immediate term, Biden can place a moratorium on federal executions for at least the next decade.
Trump and Barr Use Last Days to Execute the Most Federal Prisoners Since WWII
The Trump administration has trampled over an array of barriers, both legal and practical, according to court records.
Trump Moves to Expand Ways to Kill Prisoners — Including Firing Squads
This comes as the Trump administration has already executed eight people in the past five months.
Trump Is on a Death Row Killing Spree and Wants to Make Firing Squads Possible
President Trump is poised to set a grim record for overseeing the most executions during a presidential transition.
DOJ Conducts First Execution Since 2003 Just Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
More than 2,600 individuals on death row have been exonerated since 1989.
Trump DOJ Worked Secretly to Obtain Drugs to Resume Federal Executions
For the last three years, the Department of Justice has been quietly building a supply chain of execution drugs.