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Alabama Executes Gregory Hunt by Nitrogen Gas for 1988 Murder

Critics, including human rights groups alongside the Vatican, argue that nitrogen hypoxia constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Israel Faces Tensions Over Hostage Negotiations, Gaza Cease-Fire, and Political Divisions

Pam Bondi Ends Key DOJ and FBI Initiatives on First Day as Attorney General

Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Federal Death Penalty Policies

Trump and Biden Pardons Ignite Debate Over Presidential Clemency Powers

North Carolina Governor Commutes 15 Death Sentences to Life Imprisonment

Trump Pledges to Restore Death Penalty Following Biden’s Commutations

Biden Commutes Death Sentences for 37 Federal Inmates in Final Weeks as President

Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

Biden's Final Pardons Include Controversial Clemency for High-Profile Convicts

Biden Faces Backlash Over Clemency for Convicted Judge and Municipal Fraudster

Biden Grants Largest Single-Day Clemency in U.S. History

Biden Faces Calls to Commute Federal Death Sentences Before Trump Administration Resumes Executions

Texas Death Row Inmate's Execution Halted Amid 'Junk Science' Concerns

Florida Schedules Execution for 1994 Murderer Loran Cole