Ohio House plays politics with death, seeking execution drugs while knowing DeWine won’t use them: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio lawmakers are trying to end the state’s years-long moratorium on executions by compelling state prison ...
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I prosecuted Mikal Mahdi in South Carolina. This is why I sought the death penalty | Opinion
South Carolina is scheduled to execute Mikal Mahdi on April 11. This is a partial transcript of prosecutor Pascoe’s closing ...
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through ...
'Somebody's got to pay': Family seeks accountability after jail overdose death
According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the county jails have seen 224 overdoses between 2021 and 2024. At least three people have died as a result.
Bruce Ward, longest-serving inmate on Arkansas’ death row, dies from natural causes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Bruce Earl Ward, the longest-serving inmate on death row in Arkansas, died on April 1 from natural causes ...
Ohio lawmakers push to revive executions through state budget bill
Ohio lawmakers are trying to end the state’s years-long moratorium on executions by compelling state prison officials to seek federal help with obtaining long-sought lethal-injection drugs. The state ...
Firing squads in Florida? Corrections bill opens door to execution alternatives
If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...
Longest-serving inmate on Arkansas' death row dies from natural causes
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas' death row, has died, ...
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Ohio AG, Trumbull Prosecutor decry ‘stalled’ death penalty system
The American Civil Liberties Union has called for the abolition of the death penalty. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis ...
Dallas County commissioners approve review of medical records in Robert Roberson’s case
The Dallas County Commissioners Court wants to weigh in on Robert Roberson's case: Officials asked a Florida-based forensic ...
'Their victims are still dead': Renewed efforts to end Ohio's death penalty stalemate
The average time spent on Ohio's death row is now 22 years, with death by natural causes or suicide far more likely than ...