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Life after California's death row: What happens when condemned inmates get a second chance
For prisoners, the transfers off a dismantled death row have brought a broad variety of experiences and emotions.
Oscar Franklin Smith, Tennessee death row inmate, declines to select execution method
Oscar Franklin Smith, a Tennessee death row inmate scheduled to die on May 22, declined to select a method meaning it ...
Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man's lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row has had his conviction overturned by a ...
Louisiana Judge Nullifies Death Row Inmate’s Murder Conviction That Was Based on Junk Science
Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose ...
Several DAs Consider Charges Against Former Death Row Inmates With Commuted Sentences: Report
NBC News reported on Sunday that several district attorneys are considering, or have considered, state charges against some ...
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New bill could bring back death by firing squad option for NC death row inmates
North Carolina lawmakers will discuss a bill Tuesday that would give death row inmates the option to choose between three execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, or firing squad.
Mississippi sets an execution date for a man who’s been on death row since 1976
Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate is set to be executed on June 25, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
La. Supreme Court grants Caddo death row inmate more time to file for post-conviction relief
A hearing was held Thursday, April 17 in Caddo District Court for a death row inmate who is trying to appeal his sentence.
Inmates Fight Trump Admin's Efforts to Move Them To 'Oppressive' Supermax
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 21 inmates seeks to prevent them from being transferred to a notorious federal supermax prison ...
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US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions in killings of 8
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate's convictions for the slayings of eight ...
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Louisiana judge nullifies death row inmate’s murder conviction that was based on junk science
Jeff Landry, a staunch death penalty advocate, made moves to expedite executions after a 15-year pause. Judge Alvin Sharp, of the 4th Judicial District in Ouachita Parish, pointed to new testimony ...