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Civil-rights groups urge California 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 ...
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 ...
Before Robert F. Prevost was the pope, he thanked Gov. Pat Quinn for ending the death penalty
Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...
Confronted with DNA, Alabama offers theory that ‘defies logic’ to keep man on death row
Christopher Barbour tried to take back his confession more than 30 years ago. Now, new DNA points to someone else.
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MDOC data reveals disparities for death row inmates
Historical data from the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) provides a glimpse of how Mississippi carried out the death penalty. Mississippi has the highest ...
Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...
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Mississippi executes state's longest-serving death row inmate: What we know
The Associated Press reported that Richard Gerald Jordan is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Mississippi State ...