The Latest Breaking News from Death Penalty

Arizona man set to be executed despite concerns over his mental health

Clarence Dixon, 66, is scheduled to be put to death at a state prison on Wednesday morning

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Gran convicted of drug trafficking on death row waiting for execution inside brutal Bali prison

Lindsay Sandiford, 65, is hauled up inside the infamous Kerobokan prison in Indonesia, where if prisoners are facing the death penalty and survive the firing squad, the commander must shoot the prisoner in the head.

Daily Record · May 8, 2022

Daughter of Briton facing death penalty in Iraq ‘heartbroken and afraid’ as father misses wedding

‘The horrible, but very real, possibility of the death penalty is hanging over us,’ Leila Fitton says

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

Melissa Lucio’s son vows to ‘keep fighting until she gets home’ as death row case will return to court

Bobby Alvarez tellsThe Independent that the ‘fight still isn’t over’ to free his mother from death row

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Prosecutors will seek death penalty for ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow

Couple believed that people could become ‘zombies’ if they were possessed by evil spirits

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Missouri inmate whose death sentence was overturned three times set to be executed today

Death penalty opponents say Missouri officials will commit ‘scripted, premeditated ‘legal’ homicide’ of inmate Carman Deck

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment

Singapore’s execution last Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man who no longer threatens his government or community — especially one with a child’s mental capacity — isn’t justice. It’s murder, even if sanctioned and disguised by an irrational…

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Missouri execution to go ahead after governor declines to give 11th hour reprieve (OLD)

‘No one is suggesting that Carman Deck should get out of prison and go home tomorrow’

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Tennessee halts executions ahead of a review of lethal injections

Lethal injections will remain paused through the end of the year

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022