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Philosophy
fromHigh Country News
1 week ago

Death row inspired this art exhibit - High Country News

Artist Julie Green's exhibition features ceramic plates illustrating last meals of 1,000 death row inmates, humanizing the abstract concept of capital punishment.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Iran executes two members of exiled militant group DW 07/27/2025

Iran executed two men for attacks on civilian infrastructure as agents of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq.
fromThe Walrus
3 weeks ago

China Secretly Executed Four Canadians. I Could Have Been One of Them | The Walrus

For over a thousand days, starting in December 2018, China's government held me hostage in an attempt to blackmail Canada into releasing Meng Wanzhou, a Chinese telecom executive arrested on American criminal charges.
Miscellaneous
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

A Rising Democratic Star Just Became a New Anti-Death Penalty Hero

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's refusal to authorize an execution marks a significant step for the abolitionist movement.
#death-penalty
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago
US politics

A Progressive Justice Billed This Method of Execution as "Relatively Quick and Painless." She Was Wrong.

The U.S. suffers from an illusion of humane executions; all methods prove unreliable and often result in botched outcomes.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago
US politics

George Ryan, Illinois Governor Who Halted Prison Executions, Dies at 91

George H. Ryan's moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois sparked a significant debate over capital punishment and its moral implications.
US news
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Dispatches From the Death Chamber

Elizabeth Bruenig argues that personal experiences are crucial to understanding the complexities of the death penalty.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

This Is Samuel Alito's Ugliest Dissent in Some Time

Texas allows death sentences based on involvement in a crime, even without direct evidence of murder or intent.
fromFortune Asia
1 month ago

Vietnam tycoon spared from death penalty for $27 billion fraud after Hanoi abruptly scraps capital punishment for property embezzlement

Truong My Lan's death sentence is converted to life imprisonment due to Vietnam abolishing the death penalty for specific crimes.
Social justice
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Atlantic's July Cover Story: Elizabeth Bruenig's "Witness," on Sin and Redemption in America's Death Chambers

Elizabeth Bruenig's cover story in The Atlantic reveals her deep exploration of capital punishment through a lens of forgiveness and redemption.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

A Reporter in the Death Chamber

The article explores Thomas Loden Jr.'s horrific crime and the psychological impact of witnessing an execution.
San Francisco
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

When was the last time someone was sentenced to death in San Mateo County?

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe is pursuing the death penalty for Chunli Zhao, reflecting the county's historical use of capital punishment.
Law
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Texas killer who fatally set elderly store clerk on fire makes bizarre final wish before execution

Matthew Lee Johnson expressed remorse before his execution, hoping to reunite with his victim in the afterlife.
#firing-squad
SF politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The return of the firing squad is a defeat for death penalty supporters | Austin Sarat

South Carolina's execution of Mikal Mahdi by firing squad marks a troubling resurgence of this method in capital punishment.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Luigi Mangione's case marks a shift in politics of the death penalty in the U.S.

Luigi Mangione faces federal charges for killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty under the Trump administration's new capital punishment directive.
fromIndependent
3 months ago

The story of Michael Manning and how his murder of a nurse in her 60s led to him being the last person to be hanged in Ireland

Micheal Manning's execution on April 20, 1954, marked the end of capital punishment in the Republic of Ireland, making him the last person executed in the country.
UK news
fromAbove the Law
3 months ago

The Reality Of The Death Penalty Is Even Worse Than You Think - Above the Law

Corinna Lain discusses the shocking truths behind lethal injection in her book, emphasizing the hidden complexities and ethical dilemmas of capital punishment.
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