Louisiana, Arizona end pauses on capital punishment as 3 executions set for March
Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...
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The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...
Executions in Alabama and Texas as Trump administration sets out death penalty agenda
The executions of Steven Nelson in Texas and Demetrius Frazier in Alabama come in the context of the Trump administration’s efforts to bolster the federal death penalty and to encourage the 27 states ...
Rihanna turns heads as she leaves court after supporting A$AP Rocky during his assault trial in LA
Rihanna looked sharp as she exited a Los Angeles court with beau A$AP Rocky on Thursday. The 36-year-old ...
South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber ...
Idaho’s push to execute death row prisoners by firing squad clears House, heads to Senate
This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.
The Washington Post17d
Woman whom prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentence
Andrew, the only woman on Oklahoma’s death row, has appealed her conviction for years ... rendered her trial fundamentally unfair. “The State spent significant time at trial introducing ...
Government Technology20d
Which state has the longest commute time?
But New York has more commuters who ride public transit than any other state at 22 percent. Maryland commuters have the second-longest travel time at 31.5 minutes, and only 4.9 percent of them use ...
Tennessean20d
This is why Tennessee's prison population is increasing, according to experts
The increase mirrored an overall 2% rise nationwide, but Tennessee had one of the largest gains, with only Colorado, Mississippi and Montana seeing higher numbers. The DOJ has not yet released its ...
Barron's21d
Homeowner’s Insurance Costs Soar. Here’s Which States Notched the Biggest Premium Increases.
Homeowners struggling under the weight of soaring insurance premiums can take some solace that at least they aren’t alone. Insurance companies hiked homeowner’s premiums by double-digits in ...
Miami Herald21d
Trump suggests state death penalty for those commuted by Biden. Is that possible?
Could death row inmates commuted by Biden ... s order does not of its own force bar a state capital prosecution.” John Blume, an attorney who has argued eight cases in front of the Supreme ...
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Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Use Of Death Penalty
With a nearly empty federal death row, Trump directed the attorney general to help states continue to carry out executions by taking “all necessary and lawful action to ensure that each state that ...