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10 Arkansas death row inmates sue to stop nitrogen gas executions, 1 asks to be next

Scotty Gardner, an admitted murderer, has asked the state of Arkansas to restart executions to complete his death sentence.

Desperate Arkansas death row prisoner begs to be state’s first execution since 2017, while 10 others sue to block contested punishment

He previously penned a letter to the Arkansas State Supreme Court in 2020 saying he’d accept any means of execution, ...

Death penalty opponents call for reversal of Arkansas nitrogen execution law

Opponents of capital punishment on Friday called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to reverse Arkansas' decision to allow ...
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42 years on death row: West Palm Beach native scheduled for execution makes last-minute appeal

Kayle Bates, who's from West Palm Beach, is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 19 for the murder of Janet Renee White.

Death row exonerees fight to end North Carolina’s use of capital punishment

Death row exonerees Alfred Rivera, Ed Chapman and Henry McCollum meet at an event sponsored by the N.C. Coalition for ...
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Death penalty trial for famed Gifford rapper Jamell Demons delayed to 2027

A judge ordered a delay after an appeals court issued a stay July 31 to stop Jamell Demons’ double capital murder trial from ...

Alleged Devil's Den Killer Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Murdering Couple on Hiking Trail as State Seeks Death Penalty

Andrew McGann pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to killing Clinton and Cristen Brink while they were hiking with their two ...
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Homicide suspect joins petition asking Pa. Supreme Court to block DA’s pursuit of death penalty

Attorneys for a defendant facing the death penalty have intervened in the petition attempting to restrict Washington County’s ...