• About
  • Newsletters
  • Events
  • Contact Us
  • DONATE
  • News
    • Community
    • Prince George’s County
    • National
    • Politics
    • Education
      • Local
    • World
      • International
      • AfricaNow
    • Press Room
  • Business
    • Personal Finance
      • Homeownership
    • Local Business
    • Technology
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Theater
    • Entertainment
    • Books
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Faith & Religion
      • Faith
      • Religion
    • Cars & Travel
      • Cars
      • Travel
    • Health
      • Coronavirus
  • Sports
    • HBCU Sports
    • Local Sports
    • Pro Sports
  • Opinion
    • WIN-TV
    • Op-Ed
    • Columnists
      • Stacy M. Brown
      • Lauren Victoria Burke
      • Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.
      • James Clingman
      • Austin R. Cooper Jr.
      • Charlene Crowell
      • Marian Wright Edelman
      • Bill Fletcher Jr.
      • William J. Ford
      • Lyndia Grant
      • Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
      • Raynard Jackson
      • George Lambert
      • Shevry Lassiter
      • Julianne Malveaux
      • Marc Morial
      • Askia Muhammad
    • Editor’s Column
    • Editorial
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Viewpoints
    • Blogs
    • Cartoons
  • Media
    • Video
    • Photo Galleries
  • WI Bridge
  • PDF Editions
    • Weekly E-Editions
    • Special Editions
      • Supplements
  • Our House DC
  • Election 2022
  • Earth Day
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
Skip to content
The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

Tag: capital punishment

Julius Jones (Oklahoma Department of Corrections via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

Oklahoma Governor Commutes Julius Jones’ Death Sentence

by Stacy M. Brown November 18, 2021December 21, 2021

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday issued a last-minute decision to commute the death sentence of Julius Jones, a condemned inmate for whom Kim Kardashian and others had advocated clemency.

Posted inInternational

Sierra Leone Parliament Approves Bill to Ban Death Penalty

by WI Guest Author July 28, 2021December 21, 2021
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam talks about how he was raised during an interview in the Governor's Mansion February 09, 2019 in Richmond, VA. He and Attorney General Mark R. Herring have admitted to using blackface in the past. And, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies sexually assaulting two women. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Posted inEditorial

EDITORIAL: Virginia Set to Abolish Death Penalty, Others Should Follow

by WI Guest Author February 24, 2021December 21, 2021
Courtesy of JOTF
Posted inOp-Ed

DESCANO: Justice for All Means Dismantling the Federal Death Penalty, Commuting Death Row Sentences

by WI Guest Author February 17, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inAfricaNow, International

South Africans Debate the Death Penalty Amid Rise in Gender-Based Violence

by WI Guest Author December 22, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Federal Death Penalty Reinstated after 20-Year Hiatus

by Stacy M. Brown July 31, 2019December 21, 2021
Pope Francis attends the International Pilgrimage of altar boys and girls of the Coetus Internationalis Ministrantium in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican on July 31, 2018. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inFaith, International, Religion

Pope Francis Deems Death Penalty Unacceptable

by WI Guest Author August 3, 2018October 31, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Georgia Inmate Wants New Hearing Over Juror’s Racial Slur

by Washington Informer September 9, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Tennessee Brings Back the Electric Chair

by Washington Informer May 23, 2014October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Convicted Murderer Was Hit with Taser Leading Up to Execution, Report Shows

by Washington Informer May 2, 2014October 30, 2020

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

CURRENT NEWSPAPER

VISIT THE WASHINGTON INFORMER CHARITIES

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

About the Informer

We proudly serve the African-American community — families, neighborhoods, businesses, people of faith and more — in the DMV. Learn more about how we serve you.
See the Print Edition Online
Sign up for The Daily Newsletter

Learn More

  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • Membership
  • Print Subscriptions
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Sections

  • News
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle

Products

  • Digital Editions
  • WIN-TV
  • WI Bridge
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Circulation
© 2022 Washington Informer Newspaper. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic