Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed 15 death warrants this year in the state with the second-largest death row population.
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US Executions May Reach Their Highest Rate Since 2010. Florida Has Had the Most. Read Post »
This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. The caravan of executions started with a US Army veteran in March. It continued in May with a former Army Ranger who served in the Gulf War, then an Air Force veteran […]
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About 2,100 people are on death row in America. Some have been there for decades, in part because executions have been on the decline in the US. But that’s changing. So far this year, 41 people have been executed, up from 25 last year, and six more executions are scheduled. Early in his second term, […]
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Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. Read Post »
Other bills would undermine public defense, eliminate the Innocence Inquiry Commission, and take away clemency.
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NC House GOP Pushes Bill to Bringing Back Electric Chair, Implement Firing Squad Read Post »
Executive orders will ensure more executions If you were wondering about changes in the use of the death penalty at either the state or federal level since Donald Trump reassumed the presidency, well, wonder no more. On his very first day as president,…
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Trump Reverses Trend Away From the Death Penalty Read Post »
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