Death Row Inmate Wants Leniency for Morbid Obesity
A death row inmate in Florida is asking for mercy due to his “morbid” obesity. Michael Tanzi, 48, wants “leniency” for his ...
Florida Republicans open door to firing squads, lethal gas as they push death penalty expansion
A bill could make firing squads and lethal gas options in Florida executions as a shortage of pentobarbital, used for lethal ...
Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, charged with killing DEA agent, may face death penalty in U.S.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling ...
World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day
A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in ...
Supreme Court Rejects Texas Death Row Inmate's Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Areli Escobar, despite support for a new ...
El Paso Walmart mass shooter may avoid death penalty, DA says. Plea hearing set for April
El Paso DA James Montoya says he won't seek the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019.
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D.A. Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles
Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital ...
'He will die in prison': DA no longer pursuing death penalty against Walmart mass shooter
District Attorney James Montoya explain his decision not to seek the death penalty in the Walmart mass shooting case. A plea ...
Austin man remains on death row after U.S. Supreme Court denies second petition
Areli Escobar has sought a new trial since a damning audit of APD's crime lab. The same office that prosecuted him has ...
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From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison
Rapper Saman Yasin was imprisoned and says he was tortured for his involvement in anti-regime protests in Iran. Now, speaking ...