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Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years
The longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, Richard Jordan, was executed Wednesday evening at the ...
Mississippi’s death row: A look at the 37 inmates, and the crimes they committed
Mississippi has 37 death row inmates and all but one are men. Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, is the longest-serving death row ...
Mississippi executes inmate who’s been on death row almost half a century
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary after being on death row since ...
Death Row inmate of 48 years ate chicken tenders and a root beer float before execution
Richard Gerald Jordan, 79, was executed at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. He was one of several people on ...
Death Row inmate executed after 48 years 'he needed to be punished'
Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, received a lethal ...
LIVE UPDATES: Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate to be executed Wednesday
SUNFLOWER CO., Miss. (WLBT) - After nearly five decades on death row, Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed by the ...
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.
Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate's final words revealed as he is executed for 1976 murder
Mississippi executed Richard Gerald Jordan, the state's longest-serving death row inmate, nearly 50 years after he kidnapped ...
Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate is executed
After nearly five decades on death row, Richard Gerald Jordan is set to be executed by the state on Wednesday. Jordan is the ...