Inmates include man convicted of raping and stabbing a four-year-old girl.
Published: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 @ 10:49 am
By: Daily Wire
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A Tennessee death row inmate sentenced nearly 30 years ago on first-degree murder charges died in prison Monday of apparent natural causes at 71 years old.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 12:24 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons has rescheduled the execution of death row inmate Lisa Montgomery, 52, after a judge delayed the most recent execution date when two of her lawyers contracted the coronavirus.
Published: Saturday, November 28th, 2020 @ 12:26 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This ends a 17-year hiatus on federal capital punishment.
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 @ 7:51 am
By: LifeZette
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Capital punishment - or the death penalty - originates from the Latin word capitalis, which literally translates to "regarding the head," referencing how capital crimes were originally punished by the severing of the head.
Published: Sunday, July 21st, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During the 2009 Session of the General Assembly, Senator Floyd McKissick(D) from Durham County introduced the Racial Justice Act SB461. The act provides a process by which statistical evidence could be used to establish that race was the basis for seeking or obtaining the death penalty in any case.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 10:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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QUESTION: Is it true that both California and Texas have such a right in the agreements they signed to join the Union?
Published: Monday, September 12th, 2011 @ 6:55 am
By: Diane Rufino
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