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Why Tennessee is keeping its new execution manual a secret
6 days, 12 hours ago

Why Tennessee is keeping its new execution manual a secret

The Independent  

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Tennessee is refusing to release its new execution manual. Here is why it matters
6 days, 14 hours ago

Tennessee is refusing to release its new execution manual. Here is why it matters

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just days after Tennessee announced it had a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state’s top prison officials said they aren’t going to release the document to the public. The Tennessee Department of Correction last week told The Associated Press to file a public records request to obtain a copy of the latest execution manual, …

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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, …

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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 …

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Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ death row
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Everyone from Richard Branson to the Pope wants Biden to ‘Trump-proof’ 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. Biden was already facing calls last from opponents of capital punishment to commute the …

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Death row inmates are being transferred out of San Quentin. Chino city officials are sounding the alarm
8 months ago

Death row inmates are being transferred out of San Quentin. Chino city officials are sounding the alarm

LA Times  

A condemned inmate is led to his cell in San Quentin’s Death Row. City and law enforcement officials in San Bernardino County say they are outraged after dozens of death row inmates were transferred from San Quentin State Prison to Chino. “The transfer of death row inmates to CIM creates tangible public safety concerns for local residents,” said San Bernardino …

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Kenneth Smith’s execution condemned with 43 more death row inmates slated to die by nitrogen: Updates
11 months, 1 week ago

Kenneth Smith’s execution condemned with 43 more death row inmates slated to die by nitrogen: Updates

The Independent  

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Seeking redemption: A death row inmate’s journey into L.A. County’s largest psych ward
1 year ago

Seeking redemption: A death row inmate’s journey into L.A. County’s largest psych ward

LA Times  

The yelling surprised no one. “I don’t think anyone could have foreseen how successful their work would be,” said Joan Hubbell, who manages the mental health programs throughout the jails for the Department of Health Services. Another pounded on the door, calling, “Hey, hey.” At a recent ceremony at Twin Towers honoring the mental health assistants, Craigen Armstrong met with …

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A preacher to death row inmates says he wants to end executions. Critics warn he’s only seeking fame
1 year, 3 months ago

A preacher to death row inmates says he wants to end executions. Critics warn he’s only seeking fame

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — With just weeks left before his scheduled execution, Oklahoma death row inmate Anthony Sanchez took the unusual step of firing his attorneys and skipping a clemency hearing that many viewed as the last chance to spare his life. Sanchez’s decision, and his relationship with an activist pastor who is a spiritual adviser to death row inmates across …

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Confining Death Row Inmates In Separate Cells Unwarranted: Telangana High Court Directs Prison Admin To Remove Prisoners From Solitary Confinement
2 years ago

Confining Death Row Inmates In Separate Cells Unwarranted: Telangana High Court Directs Prison Admin To Remove Prisoners From Solitary Confinement

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has directed Cherlapally Central Prison to remove two death row inmates from solitary confinement and permit their movement within jail by treating them equally with other prisoners.Justice Lalitha Kanneganti said the prisoners shall be provided to all facilities like the other prisoners. The Telangana High Court has directed Cherlapally Central Prison to remove two death row …

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U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row

NPR  

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row Enlarge this image toggle caption California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via Getty Images After spending decades on Arizona's death row, Clarence Dixon was executed on Wednesday for the 1978 murder of Deana Bowdoin. Sponsor Message Decades on death …

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California moves to dismantle US’s largest death row
2 years, 11 months ago

California moves to dismantle US’s largest death row

Al Jazeera  

The goal is to turn a section of San Quentin State Prison into a ‘positive, healing environment’, California officials say. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions in the US state, is now moving to dismantle the United States’ largest death row by moving condemned inmates to other prisons within two years. “We are …

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10 shocking statistics about the US death penalty that you won’t believe are still true in 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

10 shocking statistics about the US death penalty that you won’t believe are still true in 2021

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US Black population is about 13 per …

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South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair?
3 years, 7 months ago

South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair?

NPR  

South Carolina Law Makes Death Row Inmates Pick: Firing Squad Or Electric Chair? Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates for now to choose between the electric chair or a newly formed firing squad in hopes the state can restart executions after an involuntary 10-year pause. Nineteen inmates have died in the electric chair …

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Electrocution, shooting may end S Carolina execution impasse
3 years, 8 months ago

Electrocution, shooting may end S Carolina execution impasse

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House members may soon debate whether to restart the state’s stalled death penalty with the electric chair and whether to add a firing squad to the execution methods. The latest bill heads to the House floor to join another bill that would force death row inmates into the electric chair because South Carolina can no …

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On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
3 years, 9 months ago

On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions

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. Biden hasn’t spoken publicly about capital punishment since taking office four days …

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AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
3 years, 11 months ago

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. Of the 47 people on death row, 33 tested positive between Dec. 16 and Dec. 20, becoming infected soon after the executions of Alfred Bourgeois on Dec. 11, and Brandon Bernard on Dec. 10, according …

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AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
3 years, 11 months ago

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In addition, at least a dozen other people, including …

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AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
3 years, 11 months ago

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. In addition, at least a dozen other people, including execution team members, media witnesses and a spiritual adviser, tested positive within the incubation period of the virus, meeting the criteria of a superspreader event, in …

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AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
3 years, 11 months ago

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration was nearing the end of an unprecedented string of executions, 70% of death row inmates were sick with COVID-19. In addition, at least a dozen other people, including execution team members, media witnesses and a spiritual adviser, tested positive within the incubation period of the virus, meeting the criteria of a superspreader event, in …

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AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader
3 years, 11 months ago

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

The Independent  

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Scams led California to send COVID jobless benefits to Scott Peterson, death row inmates
4 years, 1 month ago

Scams led California to send COVID jobless benefits to Scott Peterson, death row inmates

LA Times  

San Quentin inmate Scott Peterson, convicted of killing his wife and unborn son, was sent California unemployment benefits in recent months, according to a group of state and federal prosecutors who have been investigating fraud in the pandemic relief system administered by the state Employment Development Department. Pat Harris, Peterson’s attorney, said he was “absolutely certain Scott was not involved, …

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23 Ohio death row inmates test positive for COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

23 Ohio death row inmates test positive for COVID-19

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 20 Ohio death row inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in an outbreak flaring up just this past week, The Associated Press has learned. In Arizona, at least eight death row prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19, including Alfonso Salazar, who died in April from complications of COVID-19, said attorney Dale Baich, who leads death …

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Oklahoma death row inmates seek injection protocol challenge
4 years, 10 months ago

Oklahoma death row inmates seek injection protocol challenge

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is ill-prepared to resume executing inmates and its new lethal injection protocols would violate the constitutional rights of prisoners, attorneys for death row inmates said in a court filing Thursday. Attorneys for several Oklahoma death row inmates filed a motion to reopen a case in federal court in Oklahoma City that challenges Oklahoma’s lethal injection method. …

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