Sep 25 5 executions planned this week in the U.S., the most in decades By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Death row inmates in five separate states are set to be put to death in the span of one week. Continue reading
Sep 24 Supreme Court rejects final request to halt execution of Marcellus Williams By David Lieb, Jim Salter, Associated Press A Missouri man is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the state to proceed with its plan to execute him. Continue reading
Aug 24 Date set for South Carolina's first execution in more than 13 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years. Continue reading
Aug 16 The evolution of Harris' stances on key issues, from the death penalty to marijuana By Brian Slodysko, Michael R. Blood, Alan Suderman, Associated Press As a presidential candidate, Kamala Harris’ litany of policy reversals is opening her to attacks by Republicans and testing the strength of her pitch to voters as a truth-teller who is far more credible than former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 31 South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty legal, opening door to restart executions after 13 years By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled the state's death penalty is legal, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t put an inmate to death since 2011. Continue reading
Jun 26 Jury recommends death penalty for gunman who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank By Terry Spencer, Associated Press A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank in 2019. Continue reading
Jun 01 Idaho man sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children in doomsday plot By Associated Press Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho. The sentence was handed down Saturday after an Idaho jury unanimously agreed that imposing the death penalty would be a just… Continue reading
Apr 04 Oklahoma executes man convicted of two homicides in 2002 via lethal injection By Sean Murphy, Associated Press During a clemency hearing last month, Michael Dewayne Smith expressed his “deepest sorrows” to the victims’ families, but denied he was responsible. Continue reading
Apr 03 Ugandan court rejects bid to nullify anti-gay law that provides for the death penalty in some cases By Risdel Kasasira, Associated Press President Yoweri Museveni signed the bill into law in May last year, and it has been widely condemned by rights activists and others abroad. Continue reading
Mar 26 Assange can't be extradited until U.S. rules out death penalty, UK court says By Sylvia Hui, Jill Lawless, Associated Press For the WikiLeaks founder, it was a partial victory in his long legal battle over the site's publication of classified American documents. Continue reading