capital punishment

  • Louisiana Revives Capital Punishment! Carries Out First Execution In 14 Years

    Louisiana carried out its first execution in 14 years on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, putting Jessie Hoffman to death using nitrogen gas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. The execution marked the state’s return to capital punishment and was conducted under Gov. Jeff Landry’s initiative to reinstate the death penalty as part of…

  • Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence of Rocky Myers to Life Without Parole

    Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers, 63, to life in prison without parole, citing concerns about his guilt. According to the Associated Press, the decision halts the planned execution of Myers, who was convicted in 1994 for the 1991 murder of 69-year-old Ludie Mae Tucker in Decatur, Alabama.…

  • Indiana Lawmakers Propose Bill That Could Criminalize Abortion as Murder

    A newly proposed bill in Indiana could dramatically reshape the state’s abortion laws by classifying the procedure as murder. House Bill 1334, introduced by Republican lawmakers, seeks to redefine “human being” in the state’s criminal code to include an unborn child, potentially allowing prosecutors to pursue homicide charges against those who obtain or perform abortions.…

  • Unprecedented Surge in U.S. Executions: 5 Scheduled in One Week

    In a notable departure from recent trends, five death row inmates across the United States are scheduled to be executed within a single week, marking the highest number of executions in this time frame in over two decades. This unusual spike comes amid a broader decline in both the application and public support for the…

  • South Carolina Schedules First Execution in Over a Decade

    South Carolina has scheduled its first execution in more than 13 years for September 20, marking a significant legal and procedural milestone in the state’s capital punishment system. Freddie Eugene Owens, convicted for the 1997 murder of a store clerk in Greenville, is set to be executed after years of delays related to lethal injection…

  • Alabama Executes Man Amid Controversies Over His 1998 Conviction

    Keith Edmund Gavin, an African American man, was executed by the State of Alabama on July 18, despite ongoing concerns about the fairness of his 1998 conviction for the fatal shooting of William Clayton Jr., a delivery driver. Gavin’s final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, a handwritten plea, was rejected without comment less than…

  • Judge Denies New Sentencing Hearing for Brothers in ‘Wichita Massacre’ Case

    In a recent development in the infamous “Wichita massacre” case, a Kansas judge has denied a request for a resentencing hearing for two brothers awaiting execution. The ruling comes after a series of legal challenges and setbacks for Jonathan Carr, 44, and Reginald Carr, 46, who were convicted for their involvement in the brutal quadruple…