Tripura Human Rights Commission seeks report on custodial death row
Tripura Human Rights Commission orders police probe into custodial death sparking protests and political controversy in the ...
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Former death row inmate turned jailhouse lawyer dies at 67
Joe Giarratano became a household name in Virginia after being found guilty of murder and rape. Later, Giarratano was a vocal ...
Ken Paxton asks Texas Supreme Court to reverse decision delaying Roberson execution
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in the Supreme Court of Texas asking the court to dismiss its Thursday order delaying the execution of Robert Roberson III. The order, which came late ...
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Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
A condemned South Carolina inmate has chosen to be executed by lethal injection for killing a store clerk in 1999 ...
State of Texas: Death row inmate to testify at Capitol after dramatic stay of execution
In a last-hour ruling Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court halted Roberson's execution scheduled for that evening.
Texas lawmakers, rather than Gov. Abbott, took lead in winning Roberson reprieve
A frantic and unprecedented rush by Texas lawmakers to successfully block the controversial execution of death row inmate ...
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What’s behind a recent rise in executions in America after years of decline
While the execution of a Texas man was temporarily put on hold this week, more than 2,000 people remain on death row across ...
As Robert Roberson’s execution neared, Gov. Greg Abbott stuck to silence
It’s rare for governors to step in to halt executions. In the case of Robert Roberson, it ended up being state lawmakers who ...