Texas to execute 500th person
The execution of Kimberly McCartthy today marks a macabre milestone since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 15News Texas, Death Penalty
The execution of Kimberly McCartthy today marks a macabre milestone since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 12:51 PM UTC 15In Colorado, a moderate Governor temporarily halts an execution, raising huge questions about capital punishment
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 34The ill-named Timely Justice Act would see 13 death row inmates immediately issued death warrants
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 12The Philadelphia abortion doctor will serve two life sentences after being convicted of killing three babies
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:56 PM UTCThe woman convicted of first-degree murder says she would "prefer to die sooner than later"
Thursday, May 9, 2013 11:36 AM UTC 10Willie Manning was to be killed on Tuesday evening, despite claims DNA evidence would exonerate him
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 8:45 PM UTCA repeal bill won final passage from the House of Delegates on Friday
Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:28 PM UTCMost Americans also back the decision to give Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a civilian trial
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:23 PM UTCProtestors are calling for Mohammed Sohel Rana's execution after his building's collapse killed at least 386
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 12:30 PM UTCWarren Hill, saved from execution by mere hours earlier this year, once again faces death
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 9:28 PM UTCTsarnaev is charged with using a WMD in Boston; since when did this designation include DIY pressure cooker bombs?
Monday, Apr 22, 2013 6:49 PM UTC 109With Maryland becoming the latest state to abolish its use, we look back on capital punishment's tortured history
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 1:05 PM UTCGov. Martin O'Malley will sign a bill making his the 18th state to ban capital punishment
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 7:51 PM UTCThe kingdom executed dozens last year but it may change its methods
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 8:05 PM UTCHuman rights groups condemn the death penalty for juvenile offenders, only abolished in the U.S. in 2005
Monday, Mar 4, 2013 5:39 PM UTCAndre Thomas committed heinous acts but is deeply mentally ill -- something the Texas justice system cannot handle
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:21 PM UTCThe state is reportedly hurrying to see capital sentences through before March
Friday, Feb 22, 2013 3:15 PM UTCFor the second time in two years, Warren Hill was within hours of lethal injection when the courts intervened
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 4:21 PM UTCHuman rights experts say Saudi Arabia broke international law by beheading a teenager accused of murder
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 7:00 PM UTCIndian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a New Delhi woman
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