Trump promises death penalty for ‘rapists, murderers’ after Biden pardons
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Trump promises death penalty for ‘rapists, murderers’ after Biden pardons

Al Jazeera  

During his first term in office, Trump oversaw a series of federal executions unparalleled in modern history. United States President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step up the use of the death penalty during his second term in office, saying he will go after “rapists, murderers, and monsters”. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday came after outgoing President Joe Biden used his presidential pardon powers to reduce the sentences of nearly all federal prisoners on death row to life imprisonment without parole. “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters,” Trump said in a social media post. Immigrants commit violent crimes at a lower rate than people born in the US, and immigrant rights groups see dark undertones in Trump’s fixation on violent acts committed by immigrants.

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Trump fulfilling campaign promise would dump hundreds of violent felons on streets: report
1 week, 5 days ago

Trump fulfilling campaign promise would dump hundreds of violent felons on streets: report

Raw Story  

If Donald Trump carries through on his primary campaign promise, to pardon the Jan. 6 prisoners, he will be putting hundreds of violent criminals back onto the streets, a report suggests. The president-elect has signaled that he's willing to grant clemency to at least some of his supporters who breached the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden's 2020 …

Trump Vows To Pursue Executions After Biden Commutes Most Of Federal Death Row
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump Vows To Pursue Executions After Biden Commutes Most Of Federal Death Row

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Deccan Chronicle  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions.Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Mr. Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what …

Donald Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘pursue death penalty’, slams Biden's move
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘pursue death penalty’, slams Biden's move

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific …

Will pursue death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters', says Trump
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Will pursue death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, and monsters', says Trump

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on January 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

Trump vows capital punishment for 'rapists, murderers' after Biden commutes most of federal death row
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump vows capital punishment for 'rapists, murderers' after Biden commutes most of federal death row

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump once again made a big announcement by promising to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment. Trump's promise comes days after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop his successor from pushing forward their executions. Trump to take up cases of violent rapists, murderers, and monsters The President-elect wrote that …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was …

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations, says 'makes no sense'

Firstpost  

President Biden, in his final month in office, announced Monday he was converting the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates awaiting execution to life without the possibility of parole. Donald Trump criticised Joe Biden on Tuesday for commuting the sentences of nearly every federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to take office. In his final …

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on Jan. 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Donald Trump declares he'll seek death penalty for 'rapists, murderers, monsters' as he targets Biden

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct his Justice Department to "vigorously pursue" the death penalty to protect Americans from "violent rapists, murderers, and monsters" when he takes power on Jan. 20. Trump's statement on his social media platform Truth Social was in response to President Joe Biden's announcement on Monday that he had commuted the sentences …

'Vigorously pursue': Trump vows to ramp up executions after Biden commuted death sentences
2 weeks, 1 day ago

'Vigorously pursue': Trump vows to ramp up executions after Biden commuted death sentences

Raw Story  

Donald Trump vowed to "vigorously pursue the death penalty" immediately upon his inauguration. The president-elect reacted to President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 federal prisoners on death row with a social media attack Tuesday morning, saying Biden's decision "makes no sense." Trump, who is a convicted felon himself, posted a screenshot to a New York …

Trump has Christmas Eve meltdown over Biden’s commutation of nearly every federal death row prisoner’s sentence
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump has Christmas Eve meltdown over Biden’s commutation of nearly every federal death row prisoner’s sentence

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has lashed out at President Joe Biden’s commutation …

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions …

Biden commuted the death sentences of two California killers. Here’s what we know about them
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden commuted the death sentences of two California killers. Here’s what we know about them

LA Times  

President Biden, shown Dec. 16 at the White House, commuted the death sentences of 37 people to life without parole on Monday. Two San Fernando Valley men, who were sentenced to death over a decade ago for killing five people, had their sentences commuted to life in prison on Monday by President Biden. Mikhel and Kadamovas were among 37 criminals …

Biden death penalty: The president just made a huge defensive move against Trump. It’s what he didn’t do that’s telling.
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden death penalty: The president just made a huge defensive move against Trump. It’s what he didn’t do that’s telling.

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Stevenson commended Biden “for recognizing that we don’t have to kill people to show that killing is wrong, that we can and should reduce violence in our communities by refusing to sanction more violence and killing in our courts …

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates ahead of Trump’s return

Firstpost  

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House, in Washington, December 8, 2024. With less than a month left in office, …

US President Joe Biden commutes death sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on death row ahead of power hand-over to Trump
2 weeks, 2 days ago

US President Joe Biden commutes death sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on death row ahead of power hand-over to Trump

Op India  

On Monday, 23rd December, US President Joe Biden commuted death sentences of 37 federal inmates changing their punishment to life in prison without parole. This is ahead of January 20th, 2025, when incumbent President Joe Biden would hand over power to President-elect Donald Trump. Incumbent President Joe Biden is believed to have faced pressures recently from congressional Democrats, anti-death penalty …

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Biden’s campaign website said he would “work to pass …

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates — except three mass killers
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates — except three mass killers

Salon  

President Joe Biden heeded the calls of anti-death penalty campaigners and spared all but three federal prisoners from the threat of execution on Monday, commuting a total of 37 sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a statement, Biden, who has overseen a moratorium on federal executions even as federal prosecutors continue to seek the death …

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life in prison

ABC  

United States President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment, just weeks before Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. While running for president in 2020, Mr Biden's campaign website said he would "work to pass legislation to eliminate the death …

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
3 weeks ago

Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a pardon signaled that she would need to see some remorse from the president-elect first. Kathy Hochul was asked Wednesday if she would consider pardoning Trump, after a judge this week refused to throw out the …

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty
1 month, 1 week ago

Before it is too late Biden must turn words into deeds on the death penalty

Salon  

In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, opponents of the death penalty are mounting a campaign to convince President Biden to commute the sentences of everyone on federal death row. José Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and president of the conference warned that “Our new President has pledged to pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and threaten …

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes
1 month, 1 week ago

How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens …

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials
1 month, 1 week ago

The Fatal Flaw That Doomed the Trump Trials

Slate  

Last week, Donald Trump’s lawyers asked Justice Juan Merchan to dismiss the New York hush money case against him because he is—by dint of securing the presidency—now too big to sentence. This week on Amicus Plus, Dahlia Lithwick was joined by investigative reporter Andrea Bernstein, host of the Slate Plus series “The Law According to Trump,” and Slate’s jurisprudence editor, …

Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy
55 years ago

Joe Biden Can Preemptively Halt One Brutal Trump Policy

Slate  

There are 40 men on federal death row who have been convicted of capital offenses by the federal government going back as far as 1993. Unlike his predecessor, he has not carried out any federal executions, but, as the Atlantic’s Elizabeth Bruenig explains, “neither has he instructed Garland to stop pursuing new death sentences, or to stop defending ongoing capital …

'Executions are warranted': Far-right groups plot out violent post-election fantasies
2 months ago

'Executions are warranted': Far-right groups plot out violent post-election fantasies

Raw Story  

Far-right extremists are laying out their violent fantasies online in the light of Tuesday election result, Wired reported on Wednesday. This comes after Trump spent much of the election campaign promising to run as an authoritarian, pushed constant conspiracy theories about his enemies rigging the election or the justice system, and faced limited accountability over claims he incited a violent …

Trump Second Term 'Mortifies' Family Members Of The Executed
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump Second Term 'Mortifies' Family Members Of The Executed

Huff Post  

During the final six months of Donald Trump's presidency, his administration rushed to execute 13 people, ending a 17-year de facto moratorium on federal executions. When they’re showing signs of asphyxiation,” said Vialva’s mother, Lisa Brown, noting evidence that the lethal injection drugs can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, creating the sensation of suffocating or drowning to death. …

Why a Trump win could lead to record numbers of death row executions
2 months, 1 week ago

Why a Trump win could lead to record numbers of death row executions

The Independent  

Donald Trump has a long history of embracing, even fetishising, the death penalty and using it as a wedge in racial politics. Within the 900-page Project 2025 blueprint for a second term is the recommendation that a Trump administration should “do everything possible to obtain finality for the 44 prisoners currently on federal death row”. open image in gallery Trump …

Trump reveals he'll bring BACK the federal death penalty and expand it to cover these sick crimes... do you agree?
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump reveals he'll bring BACK the federal death penalty and expand it to cover these sick crimes... do you agree?

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump says he will end the Justice Department moratorium on executions on his first day in office, and use the full force of the law to go after major drug dealers and cop killers. And in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, Trump laid out more details of his crime-fighting agenda starting with whether he would reverse the Biden-Harris administration's …

Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. “Donald Trump’s conviction is going to be a problem for him with many Black people because, guess what, many …

Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

Black leaders call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions as he rails against guilty verdict

LA Times  

This image shows the May 1, 1989, full-page newspaper ad that Donald Trump famously took out in the New York Daily News calling for the execution of five Black and Latino youths, also known as the Central Park Five, wrongly convicted in a vicious attack on a white female jogger. “Donald Trump’s conviction is going to be a problem for …

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’
7 months, 1 week ago

'Jail for Trump will make him a martyr', says US pollster, ‘there will be riots’

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged guilty in the high-profile hush money case, becoming the first president to be a convicted felon. TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. The …

Conservative plan calls for Trump to kill everyone on federal death row
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Conservative plan calls for Trump to kill everyone on federal death row

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A conservative plan for Donald Trump’s potential second term calls …

Opinion: The court's won't hold Trump accountable, so voters must
10 months ago

Opinion: The court's won't hold Trump accountable, so voters must

LA Times  

Polls consistently show that a significant number of voters would not vote for Donald Trump if he’s a convicted felon. That month Chutkan rejected Trump’s argument for what she called “a lifelong ‘get out of jail free’ pass” and when Trump appealed, Smith urged the Supreme Court to cut out the middleman — the D.C. appeals court — and quickly …

Inside Trump’s ‘fascist’ dreams for a second term
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Inside Trump’s ‘fascist’ dreams for a second term

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Schedule F frustrates the institutional design of checks …

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency
1 year, 3 months ago

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A day before the federal government executed a Texas man for the killing of an Iowa couple when he was 18, celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with then-President Donald Trump — a former client — to call the execution off. The relatives, Trump explained, were on the road to the prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, where federal executions …

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump's presidency
1 year, 3 months ago

Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump's presidency

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So, unless Biden clears death row, “history will repeat itself” if a …

Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden’s inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in the U.S. presidential race for the first time in 30 years, with top GOP rivals Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis already one-upping each other by touting tougher, more far-reaching death penalty laws. Meanwhile, death penalty foes are poised to draw attention to what Democrat Joe Biden hasn’t done …

Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions
1 year, 5 months ago

Biden's inaction on death penalty may be a top campaign issue as Trump and DeSantis laud executions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Capital punishment could emerge as a major campaign issue in …

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that aired on 20 June, …

US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case
1 year, 9 months ago

US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case

Associated Press  

U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday that they will no longer seek the death penalty for a Minnesota man already on death row but awaiting resentencing for the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin in 2003 — a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws. The Justice Department has faced criticism from death penalty opponents for pursuing …

US won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
1 year, 11 months ago

US won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman

Associated Press  

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a West Texas Walmart in 2019. Federal prosecutors did not explain in their court filing the reason for their decision, though Crusius still could face the death penalty if convicted in state court. The prosecutors’ decision …

Donald Trump helped release drug prisoners. Now he wants to execute them
2 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump helped release drug prisoners. Now he wants to execute them

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I want to back her.” That same year, …

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
3 years, 6 months ago

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thursday night, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. It also …

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed
3 years, 6 months ago

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement Thursday night, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. It also …

US Justice Department halts federal executions after Donald Trump's administration put 13 people to death
3 years, 6 months ago

US Justice Department halts federal executions after Donald Trump's administration put 13 people to death

ABC  

The US Justice Department has announced a halt on federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which killed 13 people in executions over six months. Key points: Donald Trump's Justice Department resumed federal executions after a 17-year hiatus No president in more than 120 years had overseen so many federal executions There are major …

‘We can be sure innocents died’, US death row exonerations show
3 years, 10 months ago

‘We can be sure innocents died’, US death row exonerations show

Al Jazeera  

The Death Penalty Information Center added 11 cases to its “Innocence List” that tracks American death row exonerations on Thursday, bringing the total to 185 and raising concerns over the likelihood more innocents – especially people of colour – will be condemned. “Everybody’s worst fear about capital punishment is that innocent people will be wrongfully convicted and executed,” Robert Dunham, …

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