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Dan Walker Reflects on Emotional Journey in Death Row Documentary

The former BBC Breakfast presenter explores the ethics of capital punishment and wrongful convictions in his new Channel 5 film, which aired tonight.

Global Executions Reach Highest Level in a Decade, Amnesty Reports

South Carolina Supreme Court Clears Path for Firing Squad Execution of Mikal Mahdi

Florida Man Convicted of Raping and Killing 8-Year-Old Set for Execution Pending Supreme Court Appeal

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

Texas Court Vacates Brittany Holberg’s Death Row Conviction After 27 Years

Texas Court Halts Execution of David Wood Over Questions of Evidence

Supreme Court Divided on Richard Glossip's Death Row Appeal

Supreme Court to Review Texas Death Row Case for DNA Testing

US to Execute 5 Inmates in One Week, Most in Over 20 Years

Florida Schedules Execution for 1994 Murderer Loran Cole

Alabama Executes Keith Gavin for 1998 Murder of Delivery Driver