Advocates push for changes to Georgia’s death penalty structure
Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.
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Death Penalty Fast Facts
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 25 people were executed in the United States in 2024. The number of death sentences imposed was 26. There are 2,092 people on death row in the United ...
Florida seeks mandatory death sentences in immigration bill. Will courts allow it?
A proposal moving through Florida’s Legislature would require the death penalty for “unauthorized aliens” who commit a ...
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Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the decision banning ...
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Louisiana Death Penalty Resumes Amid Controversy
The Louisiana Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas executions last year, following Alabama's implementation of the ...
The US states looking to ban abortion pills, punish women who seek termination
The US states looking to ban abortion pills, punish women who seek termination - The debate has revealed a divide, even within the anti-abortion movement, on the issue ...
State politics, disc golf, cold case: Down in Alabama
State Rep. Matt Simpson, a Daphne Republican, is sponsoring the bill, which lets the state opt for death or life in prison ...
No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...