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Firing Squad

Utah Turns To Firing Squad As States Run Out Of Lethal Injection Drugs

The proposal to bring back the firing squad in Utah as a way of executing death-row convicts is an expression of the frustration of states over the shortage of lethal injection drugs.

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Convicted Cop Killer Addresses Graduates at Vermont College

A convicted cop killer, who was formerly on death row and is now serving a life sentence, recently addressed graduates as the commencement speaker at his Vermont alma mater, reports state.

Jail

Two North Carolina Brothers in Death Row for 3 Decades Released on Account of DNA Evidence

After serving 30 years in federal prison, two North Carolina men have been released after a judge overturns their conviction on the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.

Lethal Injection

Lethal Injection Kills Inmate In Alleged Botched Oklahoma Execution

Medical records show that the death row inmate detained in Oklahoma, whose death was alleged to have been the result of a botched execution in April, actually died as a consequence of the lethal injection administered on April 29.

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