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Over 3 dozen Democrats lawmakers urge Biden to commute the sentences of all remaining federal death row inmates
Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush led thirty-seven lawmakers in asking Biden to honor "the tradit…
John L. Dorman
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Trump is reportedly considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 associates before leaving office
Trump, his family members, and some of his allies will face a slew of civil and criminal investigat…
Sonam Sheth
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An exonerated Missouri man who was released from prison after 43 years isn't eligible for compensation from the state. Donors have now raised over $1.4 million on GoFundMe.
Missouri law only allows compensation from the state if an individual's innocence is proven as a re…
John L. Dorman
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Trump issues 73 pardons and 70 commutations in a final wave of executive clemency grants before leaving office
Some allies of President Donald Trump had suggested the final clemency list would include people Tr…
Sonam Sheth,Lauren Frias
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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…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A death row inmate backed by Kim Kardashian says new evidence should set him free. Prosecutors say his lawyers have conducted a 'campaign of misinformation.'
Julius Jones was sentenced to die for the 1999 shooting death of Paul Howell, a businessman from Ed…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Missouri judge denies request from 19-year-old to witness her father's execution
A man is set to be executed for killing a police officer 18 years ago. He was sentenced to death in…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Oklahoma continues execution spree with inmate who attorneys argued was insane and 'essentially nonfunctional'
Benjamin Cole's attorneys argued that he is schizophrenic and suffers from brain damage. A judge, h…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Judge orders stay of execution of Oklahoma death row prisoner with schizophrenia
"Wade Lay believes he is being executed as part of a vast government conspiracy aimed at silencing …
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Top Democrats react to Trump granting Roger Stone clemency calling it an abuse of power
"Through this act, Trump is saying: 'If you lie for me, if you cover up for me, if you obstruct for…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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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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Trump calls on FBI to return 'executive' and 'privileged' documents seized by FBI from Mar-a-Lago search
Former President Donald Trump called on the FBI to return classified documents seized from his esta…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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Putin ally running Russian mercenary army celebrates gruesome video that appears to show soldier who defected to Ukraine being executed by sledgehammer
Yevgeniy Nuzhin said he surrendered to Ukraine in September. On Saturday, a brutal video appeared t…
Mia Jankowicz
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A man to be executed in Arkansas next month is making a last ditch push for clemency
Williams' sister, several cousins, and a psychology professor all testified in the case that Willia…
Veronika Bondarenko
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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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A federal judge delayed the execution of the only woman on death row, said the DOJ rescheduling it was unlawful
Lisa Montgomery was convicted in the 2004 killing of a woman who was eight months pregnant, cutting…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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He was 19 when he was sentenced to death row. Now, his 19-year-old daughter is suing to attend his execution after a judge ruled she's too young to observe.
Kevin Johnson's 19-year-old daughter can't see his execution due to her age. Johnson was 19 when he…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Meet the man who ran Obama's unprecedented clemency machine
He was really into the details. There were two parts to the way he thought. The first was he just t…
Maurice Chammah
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Death row inmate Julius Jones went through all of his 'lasts' before the governor commuted his sentence hours before his execution
His attorney said he wrote his last words and chose his final meal, and that she had what she thoug…