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This image provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Thomas Lee Gudinas, who is scheduled to receive a lethal ...

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A federal judge in Idaho halted all executions in the state, issuing a preliminary injunction Tuesday against carrying out the death penalty until the state prison system increases access for ...

Idaho prison officials must let media witnesses at executions watch as lethal injection drugs are prepared and administered to a condemned person, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District ...

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Lee opted not to intervene in the execution this time, years after he issued a temporary reprieve in Smith’s 2022 execution date. “The justice system doesn’t work,” Smith said.

Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, was the seventh person put to death in Florida this year, with an eighth scheduled for next month.

Idaho won’t be able to carry out the death penalty until the state prison system improves media witnesses’ access to a concealed room where prison officials prepare for and perform lethal ...