Inmate John Hanson sent to Oklahoma to face federal execution in wake of Trump order
Hanson arrived in Oklahoma to face a likely execution by the state for his murder conviction. The Biden administration previously blocked the move.
Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years ...
YNW Melly’s Trials Highlight Florida’s Unconstitutional Death Penalty Law
Melly could be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury — a practice with deep roots in Jim Crow — if convicted in a double ...
Murderer returned to Oklahoma to face execution after Trump issues executive order
Convicted murderer John Fitzgerald Hanson was returned to Oklahoma Saturday from a federal prison in Louisiana to face ...
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Baton Rouge prosecutors tee up first death penalty case in a decade in 2019 triple homicide
Defendants attorneys lodged three motions to bar the death penalty from being imposed. A judge rejected their arguments in ...
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UN Rights Chief Decries Substantial Rise in Death Penalty Executions
International efforts to eradicate the death penalty came into sharp focus at the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, where UN human rights chief Volker Türk decried a substantial increase in global ...