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Congo Resumes Death Penalty, Executes 102 Men For Robbery

The resumption of capital executions in Congo sparks debate on human rights and crime prevention strategies, raising concerns about justice and ethics.

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North Carolina Governor Commutes Death Sentences For 15 Inmates

Governor Cooper commuted 15 death row sentences in North Carolina, echoing President Biden's clemency actions. Ongoing debates on the death penalty and cri...

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Helen Prejean: Why This Nun Is Fighting To End the Death Penalty

Billy Binion speaks to Sister Helen Prejean about her activism to end the death penalty, as depicted in her book Dead Man Walking.

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Sister Helen Prejean on Capital Punishment, Justice, and Meeting Victims' Families

"Jesus said, 'Love your enemy.' Jesus didn't say, 'Execute the hell out of the enemy,'" the Catholic nun and anti–death penalty activist tells Reason.

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North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences on last day in office

Roy Cooper’s historic clemency action comes a week after Biden’s resentencings shielded dozens from execution

The Guardian - US

Outgoing North Carolina governor commutes 15 death row sentences

In one of his final acts in office, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has commuted the death sentences of 15 men convicted of murder to life in prison without parole

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty two decades after last execution

Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Zimbabwe hasn’t executed anyone who was sentenced to death since 2005. With the passing of the Death Penalty Abolition Act 2024 on 31 December, Zimbabwe has become the 127th country in the world to end death penalty.

The Conversation

Hundreds of MPs call for action against Iran’s mass use of the death penalty

MPs are calling on the government to hold Iran accountable for it’s extensive use of the death penalty

The Independent UK

Trump Vows Death Penalty Pursuit, Criticizes Biden's Commutations

President-elect Trump and President Biden take contrasting stances on the death penalty, sparking debate and criticism.

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Trump vows to pursue death penalty ‘vigorously’ after Biden commutations

Trump can’t reverse commutations of 37 people but says US will be ‘Nation of Law and Order’ when he is inaugurated

The Guardian - US

Trump To Pursue Death Penalty, Biden Commutes Sentences

President-elect Trump plans to reinstate death penalty, contrasting Biden's commutation of federal inmates' sentences. Trump prioritizes law and order, aim...

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Trump promises death penalty for ‘rapists, murderers’ after Biden pardons

During his first term in office, Trump oversaw a series of federal executions unparalleled in modern history.

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Trump Says He Will 'Vigorously Pursue' Death Penalty After Biden Commutes Sentences

President Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life sentences with no chance for parole.

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The Independent UK

Victims and families react as Biden spares the lives of 37 federal death row inmates

Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions are sharing a range of emotions, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences

Reason

Biden Commutes Nearly All Federal Death Penalty Sentences

Biden preserved the death sentences of three mass murderers but commuted the sentences of 37 other federal death row inmates to life in prison.

The Independent UK

Biden cheered by Democrats and civil rights groups for commuting dozens of death row sentences

Biden’s announcement leaves Democrats breathing easier after Hunter, ‘Kids for Cash’ clemency news

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President Biden Commutes Death Sentences, Sparking Political Controversy

Rep. Ayanna Pressley praises President Biden's decision to commute federal death row sentences, highlighting racial disparities in the criminal justice system.

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Al Jazeera

Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump term

White House says 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row will face life in prison instead.

The Independent UK

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump takes office

Biden faced recent pressure from advocacy groups urging him to act to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates

Salon

Why Biden should empty federal death row

Biden should not leave anyone on federal death row when Donald Trump takes office

Evening Standard

Joe Biden commutes death penalty for 37 federal inmates

37 out of 40 inmates on federal death row will serve life in prison instead of facing execution

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden commutes sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates

The clemency action applies to all federal death row inmates except three convicted of terrorism or hate-motivated mass murder

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Sen. Coons Urges Biden To Consider Commuting Federal Death Sentences

Senator Chris Coons advocates for commutation of federal death penalties, emphasizing fairness and due process in the U.S. death penalty system.

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Biden May Commute Sentences of All 40 Death Row Inmates, Including Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Report

President Joe Biden is considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, 40 death row inmates, including Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, following pressure from religious and civil rights groups, sources told The Wall Street Journal.

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