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Rights groups urge Calif. governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death sentences over accusations of its constitutionality and racial discrimination.
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Walking to clear death row - Winston-Salem Journal
GREENSBORO — Death penalty opponents have begun a 136-mile walk that passes through the city on Sunday in an effort to get Gov. Roy Cooper to commute the sentences of the many people on death ...
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Opponents of the death penalty organize statewide walk
North Carolina death penalty opponents will begin a 136-mile walk across the state, to bring attention to those on death row here. Participants in the march will walk a mile for each of the ...
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Once filled with rage, Texas death row inmate set to be executed is now 'a gentle human' - Yahoo
During his 20 years behind bars, Richard Lee Tabler says he's found God and leads a ministry of Death Row inmates. He's written two books about his life.
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It’s now clear that America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time - Los Angeles Times
The number of new death sentences remained small by historical standards in 2024, at 26 nationwide, as did the number of executions, 25, and the number of people on death row, about 2,250.