An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
PHOENIX -- An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution ...
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Tennessee is refusing to release its new execution manual. Here’s why it matters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just days after Tennessee announced it had a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state's ...
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US carries out 25 executions this year as death penalty trends in nation held steady
HOUSTON -- The number of executions in the U.S. remained near historic lows in 2024 and was mostly carried out ...
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Indiana shrouds executions in secrecy, defying long tradition of public oversight
From public hangings in the town square to lethal injections witnessed by journalists, executions historically have mostly been carried out ...
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Indiana man who killed brother, 3 others will be put to death in state’s 1st execution in 15 years
MICHIGAN CITY, Indiana -- An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other people is ...
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After 15-year pause in executions, Indiana prepares to put to death man who killed 4
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state's first death row inmate in 15 years, who was convicted ...
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Man pleads guilty to death of 5-year-old girl living in their Kansas homeless camp
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A man who lived in a makeshift camp with a homeless 5-year-old Kansas girl and her father ...
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Abnormal brain and childhood abuse make Missouri man unfit for execution, his lawyers say
ST. LOUIS -- A Missouri man facing the death penalty for sexually assaulting and killing a child was a frequent ...
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