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An 88-year-old man was cleared of murder after spending 46 years on death row — mostly in solitary confinement
Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was found guilty in 1968 of multiple m…
Hannah Abraham
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US President Biden 'highly concerned' over India-Canada diplomatic row
US President Joe Biden was reportedly "highly concerned" over the diplomatic row between India and …
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Execution of death row inmate — who has had 3 'last meals' and 9 scheduled execution dates — blocked by Supreme Court
Oklahoma's attorney general said Richard Glossip's trial was "unfair." The 60-year-old was incarcer…
Isobel van Hagen
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State-sanctioned killings see a 'worrying' 20% global increase with China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia leading as 'the world's most prolific executioners:' report
The "worrying rise" comes after the repealing of COVID-19 restrictions that slowed down judiciary p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A Texas inmate on death row wants to delay his execution so he can donate a kidney
Ramiro Gonzalez, who was sentenced to death for killing a young woman, wants to find a kidney recip…
Mia Jankowicz
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A Florida death row inmate used his last words to insult Ron DeSantis, saying the governor 'has done a lot worse' things than him
"He's taken a lot from a lot of people," Donald Dillbeck said of DeSantis. "I speak for all men, wo…
Natalie Musumeci
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Controversial three-drug lethal injection method is constitutional for death row inmates in Oklahoma, federal judge rules
The plaintiffs argued that there was "a substantial risk" that the protocol would "produce severe p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Oklahoma continues death row killing series by executing inmate on his birthday despite attorneys claims that he was mentally ill
Oklahoma executed Richard Fairchild on Thursday, the seventh inmate Oklahoma has executed since Oct…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Texas halts execution of Melissa Lucio as her attorneys say there is broader issue of false confessions among women
Attorneys say Lucio, a survivor of abuse and sexual violence, was the perfect subject for aggressiv…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Family, bipartisan lawmakers, and Kim Kardashian rally behind a Latina death row prisoner scheduled to be executed later this month
Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Her execution is schedule…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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71 Chinese inmates on death row had their hearts or lungs removed during executions before being declared dead, new study says
A study revealed that the inmates were not officially brain dead before their organs were removed f…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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The Tupac murder investigation just made a surprise jump forward as Vegas police have a search warrant in the rapper's death
Nevada police executed a search warrant this week in the investigation into star rapper Tupac Shaku…
Rebecca Cohen
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2 death row inmates seek execution by firing squad instead of lethal injection method: 'It will be quicker'
Donald Grant and Gilbert Postelle requested a halt to their executions until after a trial over the…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Autopsy report for death row inmate John Marion Grant — who convulsed and vomited during his execution — reveals new information about his execution
Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol is highly controversial, with critics saying it causes unneces…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Japan executed 3 death row inmates for the first time since 2019
"Today's abhorrent resumption of executions is a damning indictment of this government's lack of re…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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2 Black death row inmates were executed despite one having an intellectual disability and the other having a severe mental illness
The executions of Black inmates Donald Grant in Oklahoma and Matthew Reeves in Alabama raised conce…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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My dad was 59 when I was born. He was often mistaken for my grandfather and died when I was just 28.
Born to a 59-year-old father, she often got mistaken as her Dad's granddaughter. While she did lose…
Anna Richards
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Former death row inmate released on $150,000 bond following crowdfunding efforts: 'It's not a win until my feet touch grass'
A new trial found that the now-deceased judge in Clinton Young's original trial also employed the p…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Oklahoma's governor begins a 2-year judicial killing spree by rejecting clemency for state's death row inmate James Coddington
Gov. Stitt's decision comes after Coddington was recommended for clemency earlier this month. Two d…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Here's what to know about James Coddington the death row inmate Gov. Stitt denied clemency for — and his history of abuse and addiction
Oklahoma, known for botched executions, plans to execute James Coddington Thursday, even though the…