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Execution Inmates Inmate Rights Legal Proceedings Execution Methods Innocence Projects Legal Challenges Innocence Claims Clemency Petition Execution Procedures

Mississippi Executes Richard Gerald Jordan, Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

The lethal injection concludes decades of legal wrangling, spotlighting veteran PTSD claims under Mississippi’s contested execution protocol.

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Indiana Executes Benjamin Ritchie for 2000 Police Officer Murder

Dan Walker Reflects on Emotional Journey in Death Row Documentary

Jeffrey Hutchinson Executed for 1998 Murders Following Denied Appeals

Texas Executes Moises Mendoza for 2004 Murder of Rachelle Tolleson

Florida Executes Michael Tanzi for 2000 Murder of Miami Herald Employee

Los Angeles District Attorney Reinstates Death Penalty in Rare Cases

Japan Awards Record $1.4 Million to Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Louisiana Death Row Inmate Dies Weeks Before Scheduled Execution

Texas Executes Richard Lee Tabler for 2004 Quadruple Homicide

Two Federal Death Row Inmates Challenge Biden's Clemency

Tennessee Faces Backlash Over Secrecy of Revised Execution Protocol

Biden Commutes 37 Federal Death Sentences to Life Without Parole

Ken Paxton Moves to Block Death Row Inmate’s Testimony in Texas House Inquiry

Death Penalty Use in the U.S. Declines but Raises Concerns Over Fairness and Innocence

Texas Lawmakers Push for Death Row Inmate's Testimony in Junk Science Case

Indiana Executes Joseph Corcoran After 15-Year Hiatus on State Executions

Texas Judge Recommends Overturning Melissa Lucio's Death Row Conviction

South Carolina Executes Richard Moore Amid Calls for Clemency