5 h. ago Florida Gov. DeSantis on pace to break death penalty record with execution of mistaken

The state is on track to execute at least eight people within seven months

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32 h. ago Saudi journalist is executed 'after years of torture' for writing a TWEET

Turki Al-Jasser, who was in his late 40s, was put to death on Saturday, according to the official Saudi Press Agency, after the death penalty was upheld by the nation's top court.

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34 h. ago A US senator’s X posts after the Minnesota shootings were horrific – and predictable | Austin Sarat

Mike Lee knows better than to turn tragedy into disinformation. But outrageousness has become the name of the gameNational tragedy used to bring national unity. If only momentarily, partisanship was put aside, and people of all political persuasions came together.No more. The nation received a startling reminder of that sad fact on Sunday when Republican senator Mike Lee went online to share his reaction to the weekend’s horrible shooting of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Bryan Kohberger student killings trial faces new delays over ‘intense publicity

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger

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65 h. ago Man charged with killing prominent lawmaker could face a rarity for Minnesota: the death penalty

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration

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4 d. ago Minnesota shootings latest: Suspect Vance Boelter could face death penalty as new details reveal other officials targeted

Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday, the same day a state senator and his wife were also wounded

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4 d. ago Luigi Mangione's jailhouse pal reveals suspected assassin's job behind bars

An inmate who shared a cell with Luigi Mangione has opened up about the alleged CEO killer's life behind bars.

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8 d. ago Oklahoma inmate to be executed after Trump officials expedited order

He was convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, and murder in 1999

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9 d. ago New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty

Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK

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9 d. ago British mum, 39, facing death penalty with her partner tells jury 'I was framed'

Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial in Bali alongside Jon Collyer and Phineas Float

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9 d. ago Brit facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine haul insists she was framed

Lisa Stocker, 39, is currently on trial at Denpasar central court where she told a jury she had been "framed" after cops arrested her and her partner at the airport entering Bali

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9 d. ago British trio facing death penalty over Angel Delight cocaine plot

The three face the death penalty for 'smuggling cocaine in sachets of Angel Delight' into Indonesia

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1 week ago 'I was framed': British mother facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' claims stitch

Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer, and Phineas Float have appeared in court accused of drug trafficking

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1 week ago British woman facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets' tells court 'I was framed'

Lisa Stocker, 39, told Denpasar central court that she was stitched up when she entered the island with £300,000 worth of cocaine disguised as the powdered dessert mix.

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1 week ago US to put four prisoners to death this week as Trump pushes for executions

Killings scheduled in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and South Carolina despite concern over states’ methodsFour executions are scheduled across the US this week, marking a sharp increase in killings as Donald Trump has pushed to revive the death penalty despite growing concerns about states’ methods.Executions are set to take place in Alabama, Florida and South Carolina. A fourth, scheduled in Oklahoma, has been temporarily blocked by a judge, but the state’s attorney general is challenging the ruling. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brits accused of smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight packets are hauled back in to Bali court as they face charges that can result in death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after being caught with 994g of cocaine stashed inside sachets of Angel Delight, according to authorities.

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1 week ago Three inmates to be executed in three states this week, amid an uptick nationwide

A total of 19 inmates in nine states have been executed in the U.S. this year, according to the non-profit Death Penalty Information Center.

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1 week ago Brit backpacker, 24, could face 20 years in prison over Australian e

Psychology graduate Alicia Kemp, 24, is being held in an Australian jail after being charged over a fatal e-scooter crash - her parents have flown out to be with her

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2 w. ago Family and friends of three Brits locked up in Bali jail over '£300,000 Angel Delight cocaine smuggling plot' say they are in 'deep shock' as they face death penalty

Jon Collyer, 38, and Lisa Stocker, 39, were arrested at Bali's international airport in February after they were allegedly caught with the narcotics inside the sachets of powdered dessert mix.

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2 w. ago Indonesia arrests foreign nationals in Bali on drugs charges that could carry the death penalty

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali have announced the arrests of several foreign nationals, including an Australian, an Indian, and an American, on suspicion of possessing narcotics, charges that could carry the death penalty

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