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Lethal injection

In this Aug. 28, 2020, file photo, a no-trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is throttling up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of CO

Executions under Trump administration buck global trend away from death penalty

Human rights

“There is no doubt that the US is an outlier when it comes to its use of capital punishment,” says Delphine Lourtau, executive director of the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.

An old, wooden guillotine shows sharp blade.

Why the guillotine may be less cruel than execution by slow poisoning

Justice
The death chamber at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas is seen through steel bars from the viewing room.

Prisons enter a sketchy world to obtain drugs to kill death row inmates

Justice
A jail cell on death row, where prison inmates await execution

Increasing pressure against the death penalty may have led to Oklahoma’s bungled execution

Conflict & Justice

Georgia law hopes to keep pharmacies creating lethal injection drugs

Global Politics

Top of the Hour: Troy Davis Executed in Georgia, Morning Headlines

At 11:08 PM on Wednesday, Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection in a Georgia prison. The Supreme Court reviewed by denied a petition to stay his execution.

The World

Shortage of lethal injection drug sees prisons scrambling

Conflict & Justice

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The World

Letters from death row: the process of a Texas death penalty

On September 10th Charles Dean Hood will die by lethal injection ? or not. He’s already received five stays of execution, which is not unusual for death row. What is unusual is why: there are credible allegations that the judge who presided over Hood’s trial was, during the trial, having an affair with the prosecutor who handled the case against Hood.

The World

States begin executions after seven-month moratorium

Conflict & Justice

Today, Georgia is set to execute the first person since the Supreme Court upheld the use of lethal injections in April. At least 14 executions have been scheduled in six states. We speak with Deborah Denno, of the Fordham University School of Law, whose work was cited by the court.