DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
Required death penalty sought in immigration plan
Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...
Opponents of death penalty ask CT lawmakers for ban on sale of lethal injection drugs
Connecticut companies would be banned from selling drugs used in capital punishment under bill opposed by state hospitals.
CT weighs barring companies from selling products for use in death penalty
I am grateful to Connecticut for banning the death penalty, but it is deeply troubling to me that Connecticut companies are ...
Federal judge to hold hearing on death penalty for Tops mass shooter
A federal judge in Buffalo has ruled that a hearing will be held later this year to determine whether the 19-year-old Tops ...
Advocates push for changes to Georgia’s death penalty structure
Georgia remains the only state where it must be proven “beyond a reasonable doubt,” the highest standard of proof in law.
Execution date set for Arizona inmate who says his death sentence is "long overdue"
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after ...
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Unemployment changes, death penalty for child rape pass the House
Bills changing unemployment requirements, imposing the death penalty and requiring parental consent for vaccines passed the ...
No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...
Can Florida automatically sentence undocumented immigrants to death for capital crimes?
In Florida, capital crimes include homicide, controlled-substance trafficking and sexual abuse of young children.
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Death Penalty Fast Facts
According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 25 people were executed in the United States in 2024. The number of death sentences imposed was 26. There are 2,092 people on death row in the United ...