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Joe Biden called for an end to executions. So why is his DoJ seeking it in the case of Sayfullo Saipov?

Biden administration has offered mixed signals on capital punishment

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023

Amber McLaughlin: Missouri carries out first execution of openly transgender inmate for 2003 murder

Killing marks one of few executions of women in US since 1970s

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

Ex-Marine says he’s ‘deeply remorseful’ as he’s executed in Mississippi for rape and murder of girl

Loden was found lying on the streets in 2000 with ‘I’m sorry’ carved on his chest

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Supreme Court hears plea from death row inmate Rodney Reed

‘This is a procedural case, in its words. The arguments are basically incomprehensible to a non-lawyer (and many lawyers),’ legal reporter says

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Oklahoma denies clemency for severely mentally ill death row inmate barricaded in his cell

Benjamin Cole was sentenced to death for murdering his nine-month-old daughter

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Court orders Alabama to preserve evidence after ‘Kafkaesque’ botched midnight execution

Officials couldn’t place IV line for hours

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2022

Alabama suspends execution after inmate demands novel way to die

Ruling gets at larger questions around state’s execution protocols

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

‘How can I give back life?’ Texas death row prisoner asks for execution reprieve to donate kidney

Ramiro Gonzales, 39, is scheduled to be executed on 13 July

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022

Judge rejects Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay execution due to ‘excruciating’ back pain

A judge has denied an Arizona prisoner’s bid to delay his execution in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2022

Pelosi slams Catholic Church for death penalty hypocrisy after being denied Communion

‘I wonder about the death penalty, which I’m opposed to. So is the church, but they take no actions against people who may not share their view’

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022