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Death penalty is on the books in NC, but executions have been on hold since 2006

The death penalty remains on the books in North Carolina, and there are more than a hundred people currently on death row in the state, but legal challenges have resulted in a de-facto moratorium for ...
The Washington Post

More than 2,100 people sit on American death rows. Will most of them die there waiting to be executed?

Public attention to the death penalty often focuses on the method of execution and questions about innocence and guilt. But the use of capital punishment has waned in the United States since the late ...
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Is the death penalty illegal? | Gregg v. Georgia

I wrote a new book all about the Supreme Court. Order your copy here: <a href="http://amzn.to/45WzhurIn">http://amzn.to/45WzhurIn</a> In episode 62 of Supreme Court Briefs, the Supreme Court ...
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Sister Helen Prejean on her fight against the death penalty, graphic novel reissue of 'Dead Man Walking'

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on politics with The Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We hear about the latest clashes ...
The New York Times

The American Death Penalty Turns 50 Today. Here’s How We’re Thinking About It.

The host of “The Last 12 Weeks” shares insights and stories on capital punishment. By Maurice Chammah See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...
JD Supra

The JustPod: Volunteering for the Death Penalty: Our Discussion with Award-Winning Journalist Gianna Toboni and Her Debut Book About Scott Dozie

Gianna Toboni’s book, "The Volunteer: The Failure of the Death Penalty in America and One Inmate’s Quest to Die with Dignity," is a morally provocative chronicle about Scott Dozier, a former Army ...