Death Row Exoneree Confronts Clinton On Death Penalty Stance

Ricky Jackson, an Ohio man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 39 years, asked Clinton defend her stance on the death penalty at Sunday’s town hall.

Deirdre Fulton
By Deirdre Fulton
Upon being freed in 2014, Ricky Jackson (right) had served more time in prison than any other inmate in the U.S. who has been exonerated. (Photo: Screenshot/CNN)

Presidential contender Hillary Clinton was forced to defend her stance on the death penalty at Sunday night's Democratic town hall in Ohio, after being confronted on the issue by a man wrongfully imprisoned for 39 years. The man was Ricky Jackson, who, upon being freed in 2014, had served more time in prison than any other inmate in the U.S. who

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Supreme Court Bans Florida Death Sentence Process

The U.S. Supreme Court rules 8-1 that a defendant’s fate must be decided by jury and not by a judge.

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By teleSUR
The execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right, in Walla Walla, Wash.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida's death penalty sentencing process is in violation of the constitution by granting judges powers that juries should wield. "The Sixth Amendment requires a jury, not a judge, to find each fact necessary to impose a sentence of death," Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the opinion of the Court. The

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Number Of Saudi Arabian Executions, Beheading Soar In 2015

“The current surge in executions in Saudi Arabia is yet another stain on the kingdom’s human rights record,” …“Saudi Arabia needs to call a halt to this cruel punishment.”

Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch

A beheading in Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia– Saudi authorities have already carried out 90 executions since the beginning of 2015, more than the 88 for all of 2014. Forty-one of the ninety people executed since the start of 2015 were sentenced for non-violent drug offenses. “Any execution is appalling, but executions for crimes such

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Chapel Hill Killer Craig Stephen Hicks Is ‘Death Penalty Qualified’

The victims’ families are adamant that the three students were targeted because they were Muslims and have pushed for hate crime charges

Bobby Rodrigo
By Bobby Rodrigo
Craig Stephen Hicks in court in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday.

Craig Stephen Hicks in court in Durham, N.C., on Wednesday. Durham County, NC (TFC) - Defendant Craig Stephens Hicks will face the death penalty for alleging killing three Muslim Students this past February. Durham County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson Jr ruled Hicks was “death penalty qualified” after an evidentiary

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Death Sentences Up, Executions Down In 2014

Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014.

Josh Butler
By Josh Butler

The execution chamber at the Washington State Penitentiary is shown with the witness gallery behind glass at right, in Walla Walla, Wash. (AP Photo) UNITED NATIONS  - Governments worldwide sentenced at least 2,466 people to death in 2014; judgements which have been condemned by rights group Amnesty International. Amnesty’s annual Death

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Utah To Bring Back Death By Firing Squad

The firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah — the only state in the past 40 years to carry out a death sentence by firing squad — is poised to bring back the Old West-style executions if the state cannot track down drugs used in […]

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By Associated Press
firing squad execution chamber

The firing squad execution chamber at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. SALT LAKE CITY — Utah — the only state in the past 40 years to carry out a death sentence by firing squad — is poised to bring back the Old West-style executions if the state cannot track down drugs used in lethal injections. The Republican-controlled state

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