death penalty
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EDITORIAL: Virginia Set to Abolish Death Penalty, Others Should Follow
Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to sign two bills passed Monday by the state General Assembly to abolish Virginia’s death…
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DESCANO: Justice for All Means Dismantling the Federal Death Penalty, Commuting Death Row Sentences
Not only is the death penalty racist but it’s also woefully ineffective at preventing crime.
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U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard, 40, for 1999 Murders After Last-Minute Supreme Court Appeal Fails
Brandon Bernard, who was just an 18-year-old Black youth in 1999 when he took part in a double murder in…
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Death Penalty Disparities Linked to Slavery, Jim Crow Policies: Report
A new report has linked the modern-day death penalty with slavery, lynching and segregation.
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MLK III Advocates on Behalf of Alabama Death Row Inmate
The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has joined the pleas of nearly 70,000 people who want…
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Federal Death Penalty Reinstated after 20-Year Hiatus
The United Nations Human Rights office has called the Trump administration's reinstatement of the federal death penalty after almost 20…
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Black Teens Serving 11 Life Sentences in Crime Where No One Was Hurt
Sentences like these underscore how the state of California spends $12 billion annually on its prisons.
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MALVEAUX: James Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve the Death Penalty
Killing is wrong. Killing Black people because they are Black is even more wrong. Lynching Black people is exponentially wrong.…
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Pope Francis Deems Death Penalty Unacceptable
On behalf of Pope Francis, the Vatican announced Thursday that the death penalty is "always" wrong, contrary to a previous…
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Black State Prosecutor Received Noose, Racist Threats
The Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida is investigating after a noose and several racist, threatening messages were sent to…
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