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death penalty Mar. 4, 2021

South Carolina Understands What the Death Penalty Is ForState senators want to execute people by firing squad. That would be as brutal as the death penalty itself.

By Sarah Jones
death penalty July 15, 2020

The Capricious Execution of Daniel Lewis LeeThe federal government has put its first prisoner to death in 17 years. It’s still unclear why.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
executions July 14, 2020

Feds Restart Executions, Killing in Our Name During a Deadly PandemicAfter a 17-year hiatus on federal executions, the Justice Department had no good reason to execute prisoners this week.

By Andrew Cohen

death penalty Nov. 25, 2019

Americans Are Souring on Capital Punishment. Will It Last?For the first time on record, Americans cite life imprisonment as their preferred punishment for people convicted of murder.

By Zak Cheney-Rice
capital punishment Apr. 25, 2017

Arkansas Carries Out First Double Execution in Two DecadesThe state has been rushing to put inmates to death before its lethal-injection drug expires.

By Margaret Hartmann