
Alabama Executes Matthew Reeves
Alabama executed Matthew Reeves last night despite the fact he had an intellectual disability. His execution was the second state killing yesterday after Oklahoma executed
Alabama executed Matthew Reeves last night despite the fact he had an intellectual disability. His execution was the second state killing yesterday after Oklahoma executed
In her piece, “How the Supreme Court Stopped Fighting the “Machinery of Death” In Balls and Strikes, Yvette Borja looks at how far the U.S.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 12 p.m. (Pacific) / 3 p.m. (Eastern), Death Penalty Focus hosted a one-hour webinar on the role district attorneys
Four days after a federal judge rejected a challenge to the state’s lethal injection method, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor asked the Oklahoma Court of
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