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Alabama, Death Row

Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson’s lawyers push for new trial after Steve Marshall’s ‘alarming’ actions

Toforest Johnson has always maintained his innocence, and the DA is unsure of his conviction. But Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office is not.

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Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers’ sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison after noting questions about his case.

The Washington Post on MSN · 6d

Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Glossip

Richard Glossip’s Supreme Court case became a focal point in the national debate over the death penalty, which critics say is unjust or unfairly applied.

Oklahoma, death row and Inmate Hanson

Federal prisoner George Hanson transferred to Oklahoma for death row execution

George John Hanson, who was serving a sentence in federal prison, was transferred back to Oklahoma late Saturday so he can be executed later this year.

Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date

Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

U.S. News & World Report · 5h

A Federal Inmate Transferred to Oklahoma to Be Put to Death

A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa

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What’s next for former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip after the Supreme Court ordered he receive a new trial

After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip this week now has the ...

Tulsa's Most Notorious Killer, George John Hanson, Transferred to Oklahoma Death Row After Trump Boosts Capital Punishment

Convicted murderer George John Hanson is transferred back to Oklahoma from Louisiana for death sentence execution.

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He’s had three ‘last meals’ on Oklahoma’s death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has ...

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UP woman on death row executed i n UAE

A 33-year-old Indian woman, who was on death row in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for allegedly killing a four-month-old ...

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Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing

The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.

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Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate in closely watched case

The Supreme Court gave an Oklahoma death row inmate a new chance in the high-profile 1997 murder case. Clarence Thomas and ...

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Tennessee Supreme Court resets four people's execution dates beginning in May

The Tennessee Supreme Court set execution dates for Oscar Smith, Byron Black, Donald Middlebrooks and Harold Nichols.

Will Louisiana publicly release its execution protocols?

A court battle is gearing up over whether Louisiana’s execution protocol is a public record, in a case that could decide ...

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