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Company Linked to Federal Execution Spree Says It Will No Longer Produce Key Drug

A Connecticut chemicals manufacturer that was identified as having sold a lethal drug to the Trump administration for use in its execution spree has...

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In Alabama, Officers Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions

As the leader of Alabama’s execution team, Brandon McKenzie is sometimes the last person to touch a prisoner while they’re still alive. He has...

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Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age

On the night executioners killed Joseph Corcoran, a glowing inflatable snowman stood on the front lawn of the Indiana State Prison wearing a top hat...

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Democrats Abandoned Their Anti-Death Penalty Stance. Those on Federal Death Row May Pay the Price.

When the Rev. Al Sharpton took the stage to introduce members of the Exonerated Five on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, it was,...

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Rights groups: Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation

Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday....

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Biden Commuted Their Death Sentences. Now What?

In the days after President Joe Biden commuted his death sentence, 40-year-old Rejon Taylor felt like he’d been reborn. After facing execution for...

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Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Federal Prisons Are Purposely Inhumane

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued last week several memos to all Department of Justice employees including one with the subject: “Reviving the...

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