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He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted

Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out

The Guardian - US

Oscars short films 2025 review – from immigration hell to kiss-averse kids and inspirational octogenarians

Fifteen films have been nominated in the categories of live action, animation and documentary – some cliched, some excellent and others truly powerful

The Guardian - UK

The Questions the Death Penalty Cannot Answer

“I Am Ready, Warden,” a new short documentary, exposes the unresolved pain on all sides of a Texas execution.

Texas Observer

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Spiritual advisers offering final comfort in execution rooms

For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall

The Independent UK

Why executed death row murderer John Ramirez didn't get last meal before being killed

John Henry Ramirez was killed by lethal injection for the 2004 murder of dad-of-nine Pablo Castro who Ramirez stabbed 29 times during a robbery and four of the victim’s children witnessed the execution

Daily Mirror

Death row killer apologises to victim's family and tells warden 'I'm ready to go'

John Henry Ramirez was sentenced to death in Texas on October 5 for the murder of Pablo Castro in 2004.

Daily Record

Executed killer Ramirez told warden 'I'm ready to go' after saying sorry to family

John Henry Ramirez apologised to the family of Pablo Castro, who he stabbed to death in 2004, and said he hopes they can find "comfort" with his execution, in his final words

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John Henry Ramirez executed by lethal injection after stabbing dad-of-nine 29 times

John Henry Ramirez was sentenced to death at about midnight this evening in the state's death chamber in Huntsville, Texas, for the fatal stabbing of Pablo Castro in Corpus Christi in 2004

Daily Mirror

Texas inmate who fought prayer, touch rules to be executed

A Texas death row inmate whose case clarified the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide faces execution, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection

The Independent UK

Texas prosecutor refuses to impose ‘unethical’ death penalty days after requesting killer’s execution date

Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez explains change of heart over execution of man convicted of stabbing store clerk 29 times in 2004

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