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A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...

Ending capital punishment had been a dormant issue in Indiana, but advocates now believe a Republican-led effort to abolish ...

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Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan ...

Calcutta High Court admits CBI appeal challenging life term for RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy.

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A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in ...

Former Supreme Court judge J. Chelameswar criticizes India's colonial legacy of capital punishment, urging action to honor ...

The state government argued before the high court that apart from the central agency, it too can move an appeal claiming ...

Texas executes Steven Nelson, convicted for a pastor's 2011 murder, amidst debates on capital punishment ethics.

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