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Three top nitrogen gas manufacturers in US bar products from use in executions

Move follows Alabama’s recent killing of death row inmate Kenneth Smith using previously untested method

The Guardian - US

Two massacres, Two different decisions: How does the DOJ decide who should face death?

Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and he's facing a possible death sentence at his ongoing trial

The Independent UK

2 massacres, 2 different decisions: How does the DOJ decide who should face death?

Robert Bowers killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and he's facing a possible death sentence at his ongoing trial

The Independent UK

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Tennessee says pair gave incorrect execution drug testimony

Tennessee officials have conceded two of the people most responsible for overseeing the state's lethal injection drugs testified incorrectly under oath that they were testing the chemicals for bacterial contamination

The Independent UK

Citing Parkland case, DeSantis suggests allowing death penalty in Florida without a unanimous jury

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the idea this week of changing state law to allow juries to impose the death penalty without unanimous agreement, suggesting that perhaps only eight out of 12 jurors need to vote in favor.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty

President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment

The Independent UK

More than a third of executions in 2022 were 'botched,' a report finds

Death penalty researchers say the record-high number of mishandled executions put into question states' ability to perform them.

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Death penalty researchers call 2022 ‘Year of the Botched Execution’

Seven of the 20 execution attempts in the US over the past year were visibly problematic or took an inordinate amount of time, a Washington DC study reveals

The Independent UK

Report: Executions continued decline but many 'botched'

An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022

The Independent UK

Alabama is pausing executions after a 3rd failed lethal injection

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a "top-to-bottom" review of the state's capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection.

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Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is seeking a pause in executions and ordering a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection

The Independent UK

The Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to Florida law

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

WEKU

Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to law

The life sentence about to be imposed on Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz could bring changes to the state's death penalty law

The Independent UK

Alabama wants executions by nitrogen hypoxia: What is it?

Alabama told a federal judge that it could be ready as soon as next week to use a new, untried execution method called nitrogen hypoxia to carry out a death sentence

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Alabama man's execution was botched, advocacy group alleges

An anti-death penalty group says Alabama corrections officials apparently botched a man's execution last month

The Independent UK

Delay raises questions about Alabama lethal injection

Alabama’s prison commissioner did not explain what caused a lethal injection to be delayed for hours beyond saying staff members were being careful

The Independent UK

Texas inmate asks to delay execution for kidney donation

A Texas inmate who is set to be put to death in less than two weeks has asked that his execution be delayed so he can donate a kidney

The Independent UK

Tennessee execution pause through 2022 could last longer

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has ordered an independent investigation of the state's lethal injections and paused all executions through the end of the year

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Tribune News Service

Is ‘ineffective’ legal counsel enough to appeal a death row sentence?

The only woman on Idaho death row is seeking to have her sentence reconsidered, but a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week has thrown her active federal appeal into question.

WEKU

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row

Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.

ABC News

Melissa Lucio was given the death penalty in Texas for killing her baby. What if she's innocent?

After nearly a decade on death row, Melissa Lucio's life was spared at the 11th hour. Now, she faces another gruelling fight to overturn her conviction.

The Independent UK

Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial

With Melissa Lucio’s execution put on indefinite hold by a Texas appeals court, her attorneys will now be focused on trying to convince a judge to recommend she get a new trial

The Independent UK

Tennessee gov: No new details yet why he canceled execution

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is declining to provide any new information surrounding why they had to call off the state’s first execution since the pandemic began

Texas Observer

Will Governor Greg Abbott Stop Melissa Lucio’s Execution?

Supporters of the 53-year-old Latina mother hope for a last-minute reprieve.

The Independent UK

Anti-death penalty advocate weds man on Oklahoma death row

Anti-death penalty advocate Lea Rodger says she is keenly aware of the realities facing her and Richard Glossip, who she married this week inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary where he sits on death row

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