7 h. ago An inmate who killed a police officer thinks most laws are unconstitutional. He’s now due to be executed

A judge in South Carolina has ruled Steven Bixby, a death row inmate, mentally competent and can be executed

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10 h. ago New Hampshire Supreme Court to hear death row inmate's appeal for life sentence

New Hampshire's Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of Michael Addison, the state's only inmate on death row

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13 h. ago Judge clears way for execution of South Carolina inmate who thinks most laws are unconstitutional

A judge in South Carolina has ruled a death row inmate who thinks most laws are unconstitutional is mentally competent and can be executed

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38 h. ago Death Row inmate requested burgers and chicken but turned them down for one reason

Death Row inmate Lawrence Brewer went all out when requesting his last meal before execution – but then refused to eat any of the huge banquet. Here's why

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4 d. ago Death Row inmate gorges on last meal with 48 seafood items but isn't pleased afterwards

Thomas Grasso was sentenced to death for the murder of 87-year-old Hilda Johnson and was allowed to request a final meal before his execution - but claimed something was missing from the plate

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4 d. ago Death Row inmate feasts on mussels and cheeseburger before issuing damning last words

Death Row inmate Thomas Grasso feasted on mussels, milkshakes, and a mountain of other foods but was clearly unimpressed with is last meal, something he made clear in the moments before his execution

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1 week ago A death row inmate says judges are ruled by Satan as he tries to avoid execution

A judge is considering whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to prevent a South Carolina prisoner from being executed

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2 w. ago A desperate, opportunist press and vicious politicians: no wonder the debate on refugees is so awful | Jane Martinson

Migration is one of the most important issues of our time and needs serious consideration. History will damn much of the UK media for failing to do thatAt the end of August the Sun put a picture of a pink poodle-shaped balloon on its front page, not to illustrate the last dog days of summer but the latest migrant hotel scandal, a story that has dominated the UK news agenda for weeks. In this case, the “balloonacy” of teaching hobbies to asylum seekers.The silly season, in which the press seeks to entertain readers with lighter news during the summer, is cancelled this year.Jane Martinson is professor of financial journalism at City St George’s and a member of the board of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chilling final words from oldest death row inmate seconds before execution

Oscar Frankline Smith, 75, was killed by lethal injection on Thursday, May 22. He had been sentenced to death in July 1990 - after a jury found him guilty of the brutal murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons.

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3 w. ago Haunting final words of death row’s oldest inmate seconds before his execution

Tennessee’s oldest death row inmate, Oscar Franklin Smit,h brutally murdered his wife and her children over thirty years ago. He was executed this year and had some haunting last words

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3 w. ago Mystery as death row killer manages to commit suicide while awaiting his execution

Florida death row inmate Matthew Caylor, who was awaiting execution for the horrific murder and rape of a 13-year-old girl, has died by suicide in prison.

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