Few states and countries are still killing people. Florida leads in wrongful convictions | Commentary
Florida was one of only three states to both execute someone and put more people on death row in 2024. Florida also has more wrongful convictions than any other state.
Colonial legacy of death penalty still continuing in India, says Chelameswar
Former Supreme Court judge J. Chelameswar criticizes India's colonial legacy of capital punishment, urging action to honor ...
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Analysis shows death row populations are shrinking across country
Two mass clemency decisions contributed. But more prisoners leave death row after courts overturn their sentences. As a ...
Trump wants mandatory death penalty trials. NC tried that and it failed | Opinion
North Carolina is still feeling the adverse impact of the mandatory death penalty prosecution law, despite its repeal. | ...
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DRC: Government implements death penalty to combat youth gang phenomenon
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of criminal youth gangs is at an all-time high. The government ...
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Death row populations are shrinking across country
Death row populations in the United States have declined to historic lows. The Death Penalty Policy Project reviewed 50 years of data and found that U.S. death rows shrank more last year than any ...