Oklahoma
BPP
Oklahoma | BPP denies clemency to Michael Smith, paves way for April execution
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The Pardon and Parole board has denied clemency for death row inmate Michael Smith in a hearing on Wednesday.Smith is convicted of two separ...
Alabama
Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers
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Eight times, a medical team in an Idaho prison tried to establish an intravenous line to deliver a lethal injection to condemned inmate Thom...
Exoneration
Oklahoma Execution Moratorium Bill Unanimously Passes Committee and Makes Its Way to the State-House Floor
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On February 28, 2023, the Oklahoma House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee unanimously passed a bill that would pause all pending e...
Alabama
Nebraska | Opponents of death penalty decry proposal to use nitrogen gas for executions
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They claim it’s ‘untested, dangerous and inhumane,’ while a proponent calls it ‘painless’ and not subject to shortagesLINCOLN — A proposal t...
Alabama
A new Louisiana capital-punishment bill would fundamentally alter physician licensing
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After the recent nitrogen gas execution in Alabama of Kenneth Smith, state Attorney General Steve Marshall said that nitrogen gas “was inten...
Bible Belt
Why Oklahoma’s tough-on-crime lawmakers no longer trust death penalty
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Inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Phillip Hancock has eaten his final meal. Fried chicken from KFC, no sides. It’s the last day of Nov...
Alabama
Opponents of Alabama's nitrogen executions want nitrogen companies to withhold supply
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Alabama in late January became the first state to use nitrogen gas in an execution, finding a new way to carry out a death sentence after dr...
Alabama
USA | The Fight for Richard Glossip’s Death Row Exoneration
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Countless cases lay bare the raw injustice of the death penalty in the United States. The case of Richard Glossip is certainly one of them. ...
Alabama
Oklahoma governor says he’s not interested in changing from lethal injection to nitrogen executions
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday he is confident in the state’s current lethal injection protocols and has no pla...