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Defendants argue to state's high court that a Pennsylvania DA has been misusing the death penalty
Two men accused of homicide in Pennsylvania are asking the state Supreme Court to limit a prosecutor's use of the death ...
Dozens of teens who spent time at abusive Florida reform school ended up on Death Row
Michael Bell, who was executed Tuesday, is among at least 34 boys from the Dozier School later sentenced to death. Did abuse ...
A Rising Democratic Star Just Became a New Anti–Death Penalty Hero
Beshear, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is not a prominent and outspoken abolitionist. In fact, during an October ...
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Chilling childhood link 34 murderers who ended up on death row have to each other
Michael Bell was executed last week and has reinvigorated talk around death row and the connection he shared with inmates ...
Vermont judge refuses to delay death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent's death
A federal judge in Vermont has refused to delay the decision on whether a woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol ...
No shackles, no cuffs: Texas death row loosens solitary confinement for first time in years
A new program in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, allows death row prisoners to mingle outside of solitary confinement ...
Defense attorneys ask Pa. Supreme Court to limit Washington County DA’s use of the death penalty
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A group of capital defense attorneys is asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to limit the Washington ...
Lawyers ask Pa. Supreme Court to clamp down on Washington County DA's use of death penalty
A team of defense attorneys on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to restrict Washington County District Attorney Jason ...
Government opposes delaying death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent's shooting
Federal prosecutors say a judge should not delay their decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman who is linked to a cult-like group and accused of killing a U.S. Border ...
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VP Vance tries to sell Trump's tax and spending bill in Pennsylvania
Vice President JD Vance made a first attempt at trying to sell the Trump administration's megabill to voters in Pennsylvania.