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Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

The Independent UK

Global executions on the rise as African states rethink capital punishment

While much of the world has left capital punishment behind, the most recent report by Amnesty International shows executions last year reached their highest level globally in almost a decade, while a number of African nations are considering reintroducing the death penalty.

Radio France Internationale

The Sordid, Unscientific Story Behind Lethal Injection

A new book by a national expert explores the failures of the United States’ favored execution method.

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Global execution figures hit highest level in almost a decade, says Amnesty

Amnesty International says that 1,518 executions were carried out worldwide in 2024, marking a 32% increase on the previous year.

Euronews

Executions at 10-year high after huge increases in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International confirms 1,518 people executed in 2024 but says real total is likely to be thousands more

The Guardian - UK

The alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer faces the death penalty. Will a jury impose that punishment?

Even if he’s convicted, a jury might decide on a lesser punishment for Luigi Mangione in the trial’s penalty phase

The Guardian - US

Another Two Cartel Drug Lords Could Face The Death Penalty If Extradited To The U.S.

With several Mexican drug cartels now designated as foreign terrorist organizations, "El Cuini" and "La Tuta" could be charged with narcoterrorism or terrorism

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Bondi's case against Luigi isn't justice

Why Americans should Be troubled that the Trump administration wants Luigi Mangione dead

Salon

US Seeks Death Penalty For Accused Killer Of Insurance CEO

US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday asked federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who allegedly gunned down an American health care CEO in a brazen attack.

International Business Times

Trump Administration Seeks Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione: ‘Act Of Political Violence’

"After careful consideration, I have directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in this case as we carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again," said US Attorney-General Pam Bondi.

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Luigi Mangione Fans Appalled as Pam Bondi Demands Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty: 'They Don't Even Do This for Actual Criminals'

Fans of Luigi Mangione have expressed horror at Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive to seek the death penalty for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Latin Times

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione

Mangione, 26, accused of carrying out ‘premeditated assassination’ of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The Guardian - US

Pam Bondi Demands Luigi Mangione Face Death Penalty For Alleged Hit on United Healthcare CEO

Federal prosecutors have been directed to seek the capital punishment for Luigi Mangione, who stands accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4

Latin Times

Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in health insurance CEO shooting case

An Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland family, Mangione appeared to have isolated himself in the months leading up to the December shooting in New York.

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Evening Standard

US prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione over fatal shooting of CEO

Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

The Independent UK

Pam Bondi seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Pam Bondi said the alleged killing was an “act of political violence”

The Independent UK

Prosecutors directed to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4

The Independent UK

Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases

A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law

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India has 564 inmates on death row, highest in over two decades

Following the uproar and the widespread protests after the August 2024 rape and murder of a medical professional in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, there were demands for death penalty for the accused. The state government passed the Aparajita Woman and Child [West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment] Bill 2024 [awaiting presidential…

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David Tebbutt

Latin Times

DEA Agents Unite as 'El Narco de Narcos' Caro Quintero Faces Death Penalty Decision After Second Audience

Over 40 DEA agents packed the Brooklyn federal courtroom this week, their presence a silent tribute to their fallen comrade, Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, during the drug dealer's second audience.

Latin Times

Republican Lawmakers in Florida Are Pushing To Expand Death Penalty Methods With Firing Squads, Lethal Gas

Only eight states across the U.S. specifically authorize the use of lethal gas to carry out executions. Only five allow the use of firing squads

The Independent UK

Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty

Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of a U.S. federal agent

The Independent UK

Spiritual adviser to man executed by firing squad: 'We're more than the worst thing we've done.'

When 67-year-old Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7 in South Carolina, it was the first time in 15 years that an execution in the United States had been carried out by a firing squad

The Texas Tribune

After four prosecutors and nearly six years, El Paso DA decides it’s time to stop pursuing the death penalty for mass shooter

The new DA campaigned on seeking the death penalty for the 2019 massacre, but said he offered the gunman a plea deal of life in prison to avoid dragging out the case for several more years.

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