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Controversia por ejecuciones fallidas en Alabama

June 1, 2023 by Wilfredo Alarcon

Ejecuciones por inyección podrían ser suspendidas La gobernadora Kay Ivey, está poniendo una pausa al sistema de la pena capital después de tres … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, ESPANOL, POLITICS, Recently Posted, SPANISH

No executions in California in 17 years

May 30, 2023 by Cainen Chambers

It has been more than 17 years since California last executed one of its Death Row residents in January 2006.  Administrative processes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, LEGAL, POLITICS, Recently Posted

DEATH ROW TRANSFERS FACE MIXED REACTIONS

May 30, 2023 by Steve Brooks

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California’scontroversialmove to shutterdeath row Two clocks, three telephones, and a light green death chamber will soon be a memory as California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CDCR, DEATH ROW, Featured, POLITICS Tagged With: Death Row

Judge reverses death sentence commutations

February 15, 2023 by Rahan Asaan

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District court reinstates 57 death sentences for lack of victim notification  The Nevada pardons board cannot commute death sentences for 57 … [Read more...]

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Oregon commutes death sentences en masse

February 15, 2023 by Andrew Morrow

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon has commuted 17 death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Associated … [Read more...]

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DOJ faces backlash over lack of transparency in prisoner deaths

January 18, 2023 by Dante Jones

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The Department of Justice is facing bipartisan criticism from U.S. senators for its lack of transparency in reporting deaths of incarcerated persons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Recently Posted Tagged With: Federal BOP

Pharmaceutical companies want to manufacture death drugs in secret-IDAHO

July 21, 2022 by Bostyon Johnson

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A new bill prohibiting drug supplier transparency on lethal injection drugs has reached the full Idaho Senate. A 5-4 vote pushed the bill to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, LEGAL, Recently Posted

Report: California’s death penalty ‘beyond repair’

April 19, 2022 by David Ditto

A committee on penal code revisions recommended abolishing California’s death penalty, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.  Voters have twice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY

 The end of the line for Death Row?

April 18, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

California begins the process of repurposing Death Row housing units The nation’s largest Death Row is now in its final throes, as Gov. Gavin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Featured, Most Read Tagged With: cdcr, Death Row

Supreme Court considers ministers’ presence in death chamber during execution

January 14, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

Viewing room in San Quentin's death chamber

A Death Row inmate’s religious request to have his pastor place hands on him during his execution is being examined by Supreme Court Justices, said … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DEATH PENALTY, DEATH ROW, Recently Posted Tagged With: DEATH PENALTY, texas, U.S. Supreme Court, USSC

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