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4 States That Are Trying – and Failing – to Find a More Humane Way to Kill
This October, as public support for the death penalty dropped to its lowest in 40 years, several states had to scramble to acquire execution drugs.
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Will This Man Be Executed Twice?
An Iranian man, identified by state media only as "Alireza M.," was hanged and presumed dead, but discovered to be alive in a morgue by his family.
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On World Death Penalty Day, An Activist Reflects
I grew up in Texas, where for many, executions are as revered as football, a cause for celebration.
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Who’s Really Using the Death Penalty?
Out of the 3,143 counties in the U.S., 62, or just 2% (representing just 15.6% of the U.S. population), are responsible for 52% of all executions and 56% of the…
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Rejects Warren Hill Petition
Doctors unanimously agree on Warren Hill's intellectual disability and ineligibility for execution, but that won't get a hearing thanks to the Supreme Court.
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Troy Davis: Two Years Later, The Fight Continues
According to our current jurisprudence, actual innocence is no barrier to execution, never mind doubts about guilt.
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How Amnesty’s Redesigned Urgent Action Network Will Strengthen Your Human Rights Impact
UAs continue to be one of the most powerful tools in organizing activists' response. This week, Amnesty USA is launching an updated version of the Urgent Action Network that will…
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Why Executing the New Delhi Rapists Won’t Help the Women of India
Far-reaching procedural and institutional reform, and not the death penalty, is needed to tackle the endemic problem of violence against women in India.
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Mental Illness, Politics and Florida’s Death Penalty
Marshall Gore is scheduled to be put to death in Florida on October 1. It is his fourth execution date this year.
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Which U.S. State Has the Most Error-Prone Capital Punishment System?
In most states, a jury must at least be unanimous before issuing a sentence of death. Not in this one.