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Newly Obtained Records Reveal Tennessee Spent $1.2 Million for Lethal Injection Drugs, Despite Failed Execution Attempts #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/newly-obtain...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgNewly Obtained Records Reveal Tennessee Spent $1.2 Million for Lethal Injection Drugs, Despite Failed Execution Attempts | Death Penalty Information CenterReporting from The Tennessean has revealed that since January 2023, Tennessee officials have spent nearly $1.2 million on drugs for lethal injection…
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“A Symbol of Racial Bias”: Remembering Curtis Flowers and the Impact of Flowers v. Mississippi #curtisflowers #mississippi #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/a-symbol-of-...

deathpenaltyinfo.org“A Symbol of Racial Bias”: Remembering Curtis Flowers and the Impact of Flowers v. Mississippi | Death Penalty Information CenterCurtis Flowers, a Black Mississippi man who spent nearly 23 years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, died at his home on October 7, 2026, at age…
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Last of Four Confessions Obtained in Guantánamo from Alleged 9/11 Conspirators Ruled Inadmissible #deathpenalty #military deathpenaltyinfo.org/last-of-four...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgLast of Four Confessions Obtained in Guantánamo from Alleged 9/11 Conspirators Ruled Inadmissible | Death Penalty Information CenterOn October 7, 2026, Judge Colonel Michael Schrama ruled Walid bin Attash’s statements to the FBI inadmissible at trial due to the agency’s failure to…
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William Reaves, Vietnam Veteran Whose Jury Did Not Learn Critical Mitigation Evidence about His Service-Related Injury, is Set for Execution in Florida #deathpenalty #florida deathpenaltyinfo.org/william-reav...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgWilliam Reaves, Vietnam Veteran Whose Jury Did Not Learn Critical Mitigation Evidence about His Service-Related Injury, is Set for Execution in Florida | Death Penalty Information CenterFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled the execution of William Reaves, a 77-year-old Vietnam veteran, for October 20. Mr. Reaves was sentenced to…
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President Trump Announces the Military Will Not Publicly Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Execution #deathpenalty #military deathpenaltyinfo.org/president-tr...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgPresident Trump Announces the Military Will Not Publicly Livestream Nidal Hasan’s Execution | Death Penalty Information CenterOn October 7, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a media interview that Nidal Hasan’s execution would be publicly live-streamed. The…
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DPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Amy Bergquist on the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty and Human Rights #deathpenalty #humanrights deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpi-podcast-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgDPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Amy Bergquist on the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty and Human Rights | Death Penalty Information CenterIn the October 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Amy Bergquist, a member of the…
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Tennessee Court Orders Officials to Preserve Evidence from Failed Execution of Christa Pike, As She Regains Consciousness #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/tennessee-co...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgTennessee Court Orders Officials to Preserve Evidence from Failed Execution of Christa Pike, As She Regains Consciousness | Death Penalty Information CenterOn October 7, a Tennessee judge issued a broadly worded order requiring the state to preserve all evidence from the failed September 30 execution attempt…
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Nidal Hasan May Be Executed on December 3 by Firing Squad; First Military Execution in 65 Years #deathpenalty #military deathpenaltyinfo.org/nidal-hasan-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgNidal Hasan May Be Executed on December 3 by Firing Squad; First Military Execution in 65 Years | Death Penalty Information CenterThe U.S. Army has set an execution date of December 3 for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people in a mass shooting on the Fort Hood military…
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Justin Wolfe, Former Virginia Death Row Prisoner, Released on Plea Deal After Federal Court Found Significant Prosecutorial Misconduct #deathpenalty #virginia deathpenaltyinfo.org/justin-wolfe...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgJustin Wolfe, Former Virginia Death Row Prisoner, Released on Plea Deal After Federal Court Found Significant Prosecutorial Misconduct | Death Penalty Information CenterJustin Wolfe (pictured, center, with his mother and uncle) was released from prison on September 28, 2026 after pleading guilty to marijuana distribution…
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Tennessee Botches Another Execution Despite Earlier Warnings from Attorneys; Christa Pike Was Alive Hours After Attempt Began #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/tennessee-bo...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgTennessee Botches Another Execution Despite Earlier Warnings from Attorneys; Christa Pike Was Alive Hours After Attempt Began | Death Penalty Information CenterChrista Pike remained alive more than an hour after the state of Tennessee began its attempt to execute her on September 30, 2026. It was the latest in...
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Governor Bill Lee Denies Clemency for Christa Pike, Refusing to Stop Tennessee’s First Execution of a Woman in More Than 200 Years #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/governor-bil...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgGovernor Bill Lee Denies Clemency for Christa Pike, Refusing to Stop Tennessee’s First Execution of a Woman in More Than 200 Years | Death Penalty Information CenterOn September 28, 2026, Governor Bill Lee denied a clemency request from death-sentenced prisoner Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be executed on...
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Refuses to Grant Relief to Melissa Lucio, Despite Trial Court’s Finding of Actual Innocence #deathpenalty #texas deathpenaltyinfo.org/texas-court-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgTexas Court of Criminal Appeals Refuses to Grant Relief to Melissa Lucio, Despite Trial Court’s Finding of Actual Innocence | Death Penalty Information CenterNearly two years after District Judge Arturo Nelson declared Texas death-sentenced prisoner Melissa Lucio ​“actually innocent,” the Texas Court of...
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DPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Emmjolee Mendoza Waters on the Work of the Catholic Mobilizing Network #deathpenalty #religion deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpi-podcast-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgDPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Emmjolee Mendoza Waters on the Work of the Catholic Mobilizing Network | Death Penalty Information CenterIn the September 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Emmjolee Mendoza Waters, Director...
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New Death Sentences for Defendants Under Age 21 Have Virtually Vanished — Yet Three of Them Are Scheduled for Execution This Month #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-death-se...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgNew Death Sentences for Defendants Under Age 21 Have Virtually Vanished—Yet Three of Them Are Scheduled for Execution This Month | Death Penalty Information CenterThe death penal­ty has been uncon­sti­tu­tion­al for juve­niles since 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that peo­ple under age 18 lack the impulse...
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Former Portage County Sheriff Says Tyrone Noling is Innocent and Should Be Pardoned, Citing ​‘Egregious’ Official Misconduct #deathpenalty #ohio deathpenaltyinfo.org/former-porta...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgFormer Portage County Sheriff Says Tyrone Noling is Innocent and Should Be Pardoned, Citing ‘Egregious’ Official Misconduct | Death Penalty Information CenterIn a September 17, 2026 op-ed, P. Ken Howe — who served as sher­iff of Portage County, Ohio from 1989 to 1993 and was present at the crime scene —...
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Article of Interest: Georgia Records Reveal Rising Costs and Continued Secrecy Around Lethal Injection #deathpenalty #georgia deathpenaltyinfo.org/article-of-i...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgArticle of Interest: Georgia Records Reveal Rising Costs and Continued Secrecy Around Lethal Injection | Death Penalty Information CenterThe state of Georgia planned to exe­cute Stacey Humphreys by lethal injec­tion on September 16, 2026, but Cobb County Superior Court Judge Tyler...
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Alabama Is Scheduled to Execute Jeffery Lee Despite a Jury’s Recommendation for a Life Sentence #deathpenalty #alabama deathpenaltyinfo.org/alabama-is-s...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgAlabama Is Scheduled to Execute Jeffery Lee Despite a Jury’s Recommendation for a Life Sentence | Death Penalty Information CenterAlabama is sched­uled to exe­cute Jeffery Lee by lethal injec­tion on September 17, 2026, near­ly three decades after a jury in Dallas County vot­ed to...
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California Supreme Court Decisions on Racial Justice Act Claims Limit Relief from Racial Bias #deathpenalty #california deathpenaltyinfo.org/california-s...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgCalifornia Supreme Court Decisions on Racial Justice Act Claims Limit Relief from Racial Bias | Death Penalty Information CenterRecent deci­sions from California’s Supreme Court have nar­rowed the scope of the state’s Racial Justice Act (RJA), lim­it­ing a law aimed at...
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Christa Pike Requests Clemency Ahead of September 30 Execution Date; Experts’ Amicus Brief Points to ​‘Substantial Risk’ of Re-traumatization #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/christa-pike...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgChrista Pike Requests Clemency Ahead of September 30 Execution Date; Experts’ Amicus Brief Points to ‘Substantial Risk’ of Re-traumatization | Death Penalty Information CenterLawyers for Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, filed a 226-page clemen­cy peti­tion with Governor Bill Lee, ask­ing him to com­mute...
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Set for Execution in Georgia September 16, Stacey Humphreys’ New Appeals Highlight Clemency Conflict of Interest, Juror Misconduct #deathpenalty #georgia deathpenaltyinfo.org/set-for-exec...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgSet for Execution in Georgia September 16, Stacey Humphreys’ New Appeals Highlight Clemency Conflict of Interest, Juror Misconduct | Death Penalty Information CenterFor the sec­ond time in less than a year, Stacey Humphreys faces exe­cu­tion in Georgia. His ini­tial exe­cu­tion date last December was post­poned when...
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California Governor Candidate Xavier Becerra Vows to Extend Execution Moratorium, Despite Record Defending Death Sentences #california #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/california-g...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgCalifornia Governor Candidate Xavier Becerra Vows to Extend Execution Moratorium, Despite Record Defending Death Sentences | Death Penalty Information CenterXavier Becerra, the Democratic front-run­ner in California’s 2026 guber­na­to­r­i­al race, has pledged to extend Governor Gavin Newsom’s mora­to­ri­um...
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In New Filing, DNA Expert’s Recanted Testimony Further Undermines the Conviction and Death Sentence of Texas Prisoner Jeffery Prible #texas #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/in-new-filin...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgIn New Filing, DNA Expert’s Recanted Testimony Further Undermines the Conviction and Death Sentence of Texas Prisoner Jeffery Prible | Death Penalty Information CenterA foren­sic DNA ana­lyst whose tri­al tes­ti­mo­ny helped secure the 2002 con­vic­tion and death sen­tence of Ronald ​“Jeffery” Prible has now...
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Japan Hangs Man in First Execution of 2026, Joining U.S. as Only G7 Nations to Execute #deathpenalty #japan deathpenaltyinfo.org/japan-hangs-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgJapan Hangs Man in First Execution of 2026, Joining U.S. as Only G7 Nations to Execute | Death Penalty Information CenterOn August 21, 2026, Japan hanged Sunao Takami for the killing of five peo­ple. The exe­cu­tion is not only the first of the year for the nation but also...
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Articles of Interest: Former Death Row Prisoner Jimmie Duncan, Declared Factually Innocent, Describes His Experience Since Release and the Threat to Return Him to Prison #deathpenalty #louisiana deathpenaltyinfo.org/articles-of-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgArticles of Interest: Former Death Row Prisoner Jimmie Duncan, Declared Factually Innocent, Describes His Experience Since Release and the Threat to Return Him to Prison | Death Penalty Information Ce...Jimmie ​“Chris” Duncan was released from Louisiana’s death row in 2025 but is still fac­ing the pos­si­bil­i­ty of a retri­al for the 1993 death of his...
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NEW DPI Racial Justice Report Examines Racially Disparate Impact of the Death Penalty in Georgia #deathpenalty #georgia #racialjustice deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-dpi-raci...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgNEW DPI Racial Justice Report Examines Racially Disparate Impact of the Death Penalty in Georgia | Death Penalty Information CenterThe Death Penalty Information Center’s new report on race and the death penal­ty in Georgia places the state’s death penal­ty sys­tem in his­tor­i­cal...
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Ohio Parole Board Recommends Commutation of Death Sentence for Tyrone Noling Following Rare Opportunity for Hearing #deathpenalty #ohio deathpenaltyinfo.org/ohio-parole-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgOhio Parole Board Recommends Commutation of Death Sentence for Tyrone Noling Following Rare Opportunity for Hearing | Death Penalty Information CenterOn August 25, 2026, the Ohio Parole Board rec­om­mend­ed, fol­low­ing a full clemen­cy hear­ing a week ear­li­er, that Governor Mike DeWine grant...
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Florida’s Outlier Status: Thirteen of the Nation’s Twenty-Three Executions in 2026, Even as Executions Elsewhere Decline #deathpenalty #florida deathpenaltyinfo.org/floridas-out...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgFlorida’s Outlier Status: Thirteen of the Nation's Twenty-Three Executions in 2026, Even as Executions Elsewhere Decline | Death Penalty Information CenterFlorida exe­cut­ed William Silvia on August 18, 2026, the state’s 13th exe­cu­tion of the year and the 23rd nation­al­ly. Florida has now car­ried out...
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Article of Interest: Law Review Article Examines How the Federal Death Penalty Reflects National Death Penalty Trends #deathpenalty #federalgovt deathpenaltyinfo.org/article-of-i...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgArticle of Interest: Law Review Article Examines How the Federal Death Penalty Reflects National Death Penalty Trends | Death Penalty Information CenterIn her February 2026 arti­cle pub­lished by the Georgia State University Law Review, University of the District of Columbia Law Professor Ngozi Ndulue...
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Lebanon Parliament Abolishes Death Penalty After 22-Year-Long Unofficial Moratorium #deathpenalty #lebanon deathpenaltyinfo.org/lebanon-parl...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgLebanon Parliament Abolishes Death Penalty After 22-Year-Long Unofficial Moratorium | Death Penalty Information CenterOn August 11, 2026, the Parliament of Lebanon passed leg­is­la­tion for­mal­ly abol­ish­ing the death penal­ty. The country’s abo­li­tion marks the...
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DPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick on Violence Prevention and the Death Penalty #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpi-podcast-...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgDPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick on Violence Prevention and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information CenterIn the August 2026 episode of 12:01: The Death Penalty in Context, DPI Racial Justice Storyteller Taylor Bonner speaks with Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick...
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Tennessee Court Holds Multi-Day Hearing on Christa Pike’s Lethal Injection Challenge #deathpenalty #tennessee deathpenaltyinfo.org/tennessee-co...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgTennessee Court Holds Multi-Day Hearing on Christa Pike’s Lethal Injection Challenge | Death Penalty Information CenterA Knox County court is pre­sid­ing over a mul­ti-day evi­den­tiary hear­ing to deter­mine whether Tennessee’s lethal injec­tion pro­to­col can be...
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Virginia Crime Commission to Review Eight Executions Linked to Potentially Mishandled DNA Evidence #deathpenalty #virginia deathpenaltyinfo.org/virginia-cri...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgVirginia Crime Commission to Review Eight Executions Linked to Potentially Mishandled DNA Evidence | Death Penalty Information CenterThe cas­es of eight men exe­cut­ed between 1986 and 1998 will be part of a Virginia State Crime Commission review into the prac­tices of Mary Jane...
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Jermaine ​“Marlow” Wright, Former Delaware Death Row Prisoner, is 203rd Person Exonerated, 34 Years After His Wrongful Conviction #deathpenalty #wrongfulconviction deathpenaltyinfo.org/jermaine-mar...

deathpenaltyinfo.orgJermaine “Marlow” Wright, Former Delaware Death Row Prisoner, is 203rd Person Exonerated, 34 Years After His Wrongful Conviction | Death Penalty Information CenterOn July 23, 2026, Delaware Superior Court Judge Calvin Scott ordered a Certificate of Innocence be issued to Jermaine ​“Marlow” Wright (pic­tured,...