The Latest Breaking News on Death Penalty

Texas executes John Ramirez for the 2004 murder of a Corpus Christi man

Earlier this year, Ramirez won a legal fight to have his pastor beside him at his execution.

The Texas Tribune

Texan woman who cut baby from her pregnant friend’s womb is facing death penalty

A Texan woman is facing the death penalty after murdering her pregnant friend and cutting the unborn baby from her…

Irish Independent

Jury recommends death for St. Louis man who killed 4

Jurors have recommended the death penalty for a St. Louis area man who killed his girlfriend, her two children and…

The Independent UK

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Woman faces death penalty for murdering pregnant mum and stealing baby from womb

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Taylor Rene Parker, 29, from Texas in the US, murdered mum-of-one Reagan Micelle Simmons-Hancock, 21, at her…

Daily Mirror

Texas Bloodlust Usurps Prosecutorial Discretion

John Ramirez will be executed October 5 over the objections of Mark Gonzalez, the Nueces county district attorney.

Texas Observer

New Zealander faces death penalty in Bali after getting caught with 'birthday present' of cocaine, MDMA and meth

A 42-year-old New Zealand national faces a lengthy time behind bars, or more severely, the death penalty for flaunting Bali's…

Daily Mirror

Oklahoma denies clemency for severely mentally ill death row inmate barricaded in his cell

Benjamin Cole was sentenced to death for murdering his nine-month-old daughter

The Independent UK

Court orders Alabama to preserve evidence after ‘Kafkaesque’ botched midnight execution

Officials couldn’t place IV line for hours

The Independent UK

Explained | What is the Supreme Court initiative on capital punishment?

Why has the issue been referred to a five-member Constitution Bench? How will comprehensive guidelines help the sentencing process? What…

The Hindu

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The Griner Effect: 10 Countries You Should Never Bring Marijuana Into When You Visit (And A Few Others That Are OK With Weed)

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

Alan Miller execution abandoned with minutes to spare after dramatic last minute U-turn

Alan Eugene Miller, who was given the death penalty for killing three men, claimed a fear of needles which led…

Daily Mirror

‘Reformation, not retribution, should be central idea’: Editorials on the formation of constitutional bench for death penalty

The death penalty has been one of the most contentious issues in the country. On Monday the Supreme Court constituted…

Newslaundry

Why has Kenya not abolished the death penalty? Habit and inertia

In recent months two African states have announced their intentions to abolish the death penalty – Zambia and the Central…

The Conversation

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Equatorial Guinea latest African country to abolish death penalty

Equatorial Guinea has abolished the death penalty, according to a new criminal code signed by veteran President Teodoro Obiang, adding…

Reuters

Alabama plans to kill a man: But how?

Alabama offered death-row inmates an untested method of execution — and then went back to the even worse option

Salon

Equatorial Guinea abolishes the death penalty

Vice president lauds ‘unique’ moment for Equatorial Guinea, where the last execution occurred in 2014.

Al Jazeera

Knowing the killer: On SC referring death penalty issues to Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court of India has done well to seek norms to present mitigating factors for awarding death

The Hindu

Qatari ambassador faces LGBT-rights appeal before World Cup

Qatar’s ambassador to Germany has been urged to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress…

The Independent UK

Death penalty cases: SC refers key issue to Constitution Bench

In many death cases, an accused person is condemned to the gallows by the trial judge on the same day…

The Hindu

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Trump says death penalty for drug dealers and human traffickers is ‘very humane’

The Independent reported earlier this week how Trump helped release people convicted of drug crimes – but now wants them…

The Independent UK

Selling Fentanyl Could Mean the Death Penalty Under New Rubio Bill

As per usual, politicians' response to negative effects of the drug war is…more drug war.

Reason

Woman sentenced to death for poisoning children

A woman was handed the death penalty on Thursday for poisoning her two children, including one count of murder, and…

Bangkok Post

Marvin Guy No Longer Faces Death Penalty for Allegedly Shooting, Killing Cop in Botched No-Knock Raid

An unannounced SWAT team invaded a Texas man’s home in failed pursuit of drug evidence. They’ve blamed him for the…

Reason

Opening arguments set for death penalty case in slaying of 8

Opening statements are expected in the death penalty trial of a man indicted for his role in the death of…

The Independent UK

ADF troops may face death penalty in Japan

Australian troops who committed serious offences while in Japan could be sentenced to death, under a military access treaty still…

AAP