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Oklahoma to retry Richard Glossip for noncapital murder after Supreme Court threw out conviction
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Oklahoma to retry Richard Glossip for noncapital murder after Supreme Court threw out conviction

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Oklahoma’s top prosecutor said Monday that the state intends to retry Richard Glossip for murder but seek only a life sentence, after the Supreme Court threw out the death row inmate’s capital conviction. See the Story
2 Men Executed for Alabama, Florida Killings
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2 Men Executed for Alabama, Florida Killings

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STARKE, Fla. -- A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot was executed Tuesday in Florida.See the Story
Death Row Survivor Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs Found ‘Tranquility’ in Connemara Before Death in House Fire
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Death Row Survivor Sonia ‘Sunny’ Jacobs Found ‘Tranquility’ in Connemara Before Death in House Fire

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Jacobs spent five years on death row in Florida for murder she did not commitSee the Story

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Oklahoma to retry Richard Glossip for noncapital murder after Supreme Court threw out conviction
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Oklahoma to retry Richard Glossip for noncapital murder after Supreme Court threw out conviction

Scott Panetti, Prisoner in Landmark Competency Case, Dies on Texas Death Row of Natural Causes | Death Penalty Information Center

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Scott Panetti died on Texas’ death row at the end of May 2025 after 30 years in prison. He became well-known for the role his case played in clar­i­fy­ing the legal stan­dard for deter­min­ing when defen­dants are com­pe­tent to face exe­cu­tion — prece­dent that con­tin­ues to shape court decisions nationwide. Mr. Panetti’s severe men­tal ill­ness man­i­fest­ed in his late teens, lead­ing to more than a dozen psy­chi­atric hos­pi­tal­iza­tions …JusticeSee the Story

Georgia Superior Court Judge Upholds 2021 COVID-Era Agreement Barring Executions for Nine Prisoners | Death Penalty Information Center

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On May 29, 2025, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram ruled that Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr must abide by a 2021 agree­ment reached with attor­neys for nine indi­vid­u­als cur­rent­ly on Georgia’s death row that bars their exe­cu­tions until COVID-19 vac­cines are avail­able to every­one. In 2021, the state agreed to halt exe­cu­tions until vac­cines were avail­able to all mem­bers of the pub­lic. In her rul­ing, Judge Ingr…Fulton County, Georgia · Fulton CountyRead Article

Texas Death Row Prisoner Seeks New Trial, Citing Conviction Based on Flawed Hypnosis Evidence | Death Penalty Information Center

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Charles Flores (pic­tured) was con­vict­ed and sen­tenced to death in 1999 for the 1998 rob­bery and mur­der of Elizabeth ​“Betty” Black in her Texas home. Mr. Flores was con­vict­ed because of the tes­ti­mo­ny of Jill Barganier, the victim’s neigh­bor, who only iden­ti­fied Mr. Flores after being hyp­no­tized by police. No DNA or phys­i­cal evi­dence con­nects Mr. Flores to the crime. Attorneys for Mr. Flores argue that he should be grant­ed a …Texas, United States · TexasRead Article

New Tennessee Policy to Isolate Prisoners Before Execution Described as “Its Own Form of Torture” | Death Penalty Information Center

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In a change from pre­vi­ous pol­i­cy and prac­tice, Oscar Smith spent the last two weeks of his life in strict iso­la­tion, sep­a­rat­ed from oth­ers on death row, sur­veilled 24 hours a day, and only per­mit­ted vis­its by his attor­neys and spir­i­tu­al advi­sor. On May 15, the *Nashville Banner* detailed Tennessee’s new pol­i­cy to iso­late Mr. Smith imme­di­ate­ly before his exe­cu­tion. In com­ments to the *Banner*, Kelley Henry, one of Mr.…Tullahoma · TullahomaSee the Story

Tennessee Governor Allows State’s First Execution in Five Years to Proceed Despite Concerns Over Lethal Injection Drug

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On May 22, 2025, Tennessee exe­cut­ed Oscar Smith by lethal injec­tion, mark­ing the state’s first exe­cu­tion in five years despite a pend­ing law­suit chal­leng­ing the state’s new lethal injec­tion pro­to­col that relies on one drug — pen­to­bar­bi­tal. Other death row pris­on­ers and attor­neys for Mr. Smith had urged Governor Bill Lee to grant a reprieve, cit­ing an upcom­ing January 2026 tri­al that will deter­mine the con­sti­tu­tion­al­i…Tennessee · TennesseeRead Article

‘Violent’ Moment During Indiana Execution Draws Scrutiny; DOC Officials Deny ‘Botched’ Process

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Questions remain about Benjamin Ritchie’s early Tuesday execution after his attorneys reported seeing sudden, unexpected movement during the lethal injection process.Indiana, United States · IndianaSee the Story

Convicted Murderer, 49, Executed by Lethal Injection in Texas

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On Wednesday night, Matthew Johnson was executed for the murder of a woman in a convenience store in Texas in 2012.See the Story

Utah Supreme Court Affirms New Trial for Death Row Prisoner Whose Prosecutors Participated in “Intentional Misconduct” | Death Penalty Information Center

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On May 15, 2025, the Utah Supreme Court unan­i­mous­ly upheld a low­er court’s deci­sion vacat­ing Douglas Carter’s (pic­tured) con­vic­tion and death sen­tence and order­ing a new tri­al. The Court found that Utah County pros­e­cu­tors vio­lat­ed Mr. Carter’s con­sti­tu­tion­al rights on mul­ti­ple occa­sions with their ​“inten­tion­al mis­con­duct” dur­ing his 1985 tri­al that accused him of caus­ing the death of Eva Olesen dur­ing a home inva…Utah · UtahSee the Story

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