Report: 11 executions in 2021 mark three-decade low
States and the federal government carried out 11 executions this year, the fewest since 1988, as support for the death ...
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Atty. Gen. Merrick Garland halts federal executions and orders a review of protocols
The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried ...
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Garland halts federal executions, orders protocol review
By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long and Michael Tarm | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is halting federal executions ...
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Biden administration calls for death penalty to be reinstated against Boston bomber despite promising to end executions
The Biden administration has called for the death penalty to be reinstated against the Boston marathon bomber despite promising to ...
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Essential Politics: California’s next attorney general could sharply oppose executions
For more than a generation, most of the Democrats who served as attorney general of California wrestled with their personal ...
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82 advocacy groups call on Biden to end federal executions
WASHINGTON — Dozens of civil rights and advocacy organizations are calling on the Biden administration to immediately halt federal executions ...
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