#death-penalty

#death-penalty

Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but says, I'm in favor of the death penalty, is not really pro-life. Someone who says that I'm against abortion, but, I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants who are in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life. So, they're very complex issues. I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them; but I would ask, first and foremost, that there be greater respect for one another and that we search together,

The 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk will have a court hearing on Monday where he and his newly appointed legal counsel will decide whether they want a preliminary hearing where the judge will determine if there is enough evidence against him to go forward with a trial. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty.

Multiple Department of Justice employees may have violated Luigi Mangione's right to a fair trial through public comments and social media posts, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday and it could end up swaying the judge to grant a defense motion to take the death penalty off the table. Mangione, 27, is currently in a federal prison in Brooklyn, charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

We reject the outdated view that criminal justice is a zero-sum game that pits safety versus justice against one another. Moreover, history - and countless studies, data, and lived experiences - tells us reactive policymaking driven by politics and fear in response to a specific incident, no matter how awful, leads to poor legislation that serves neither justice nor safety.

The people of North Korea endure the harshest repression in the world, with the death penalty reportedly used for sharing foreign media, including popular South Korean television dramas, according to a new report from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR). The 14-page document detailed how ordinary North Korean people's lives have become significantly more difficult in the last decade. The report was based on interviews with around 300 people who have managed to leave North Korea,

Less than three months ago, Victor Jones was among more than 900 men who received apologies from Florida officials and checks for $21,000 as reparations for the horrific abuse they endured as children at state-run reform schools. On Sept. 30, Jones is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection for the 1990 murders of a couple in Miami-Dade County. He would be the third former student at the notorious reform schools to be executed in little more than a year.

September is an important month for Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Key scheduling and motion decisions will set the stage for all that comes next, both in New York state court, where Mangione, 27, is charged with murder as an act of terrorism, punishable by life in prison, and in federal court, where prosecutors seek the death penalty.

Alabama was the first state to perform an execution with nitrogen hypoxia, in which nitrogen gas is administered through a mask to cause unconsciousness and death. It has now executed five people using the method. Louisiana has also used nitrogen hypoxia once, with a second prisoner who was set to be executed in March dying of natural causes three weeks before the scheduled execution date.

Kayle Bates, convicted of first-degree murder and other charges, is scheduled for execution on August 19 in connection with the 1982 murder of Janet White.

Rezgar Beigzadeh Babamiri, a father of three, volunteered to carry medical supplies to secret clinics treating injured demonstrators during protests in Iran, seeing it as a moral obligation.

First I would like to thank everyone for a humane way of doing this. I want to apologize to the victim's family. I will see you on the other side, all of you.

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight serious crimes, including embezzlement and espionage, replacing it with life imprisonment for future offenses.

"While it was clear to me and to the U.S. Supreme Court that Mr. Glossip did not receive a fair trial, I have never proclaimed his innocence."

Dr. David Bull, the new chairman of Reform UK, expressed that there is a very strong case for the death penalty, particularly for heinous crimes such as mass murders.

Prosecutor I Made Dipa Umbara reported that customs uncovered cocaine hidden in powdered dessert mix, valued at approximately £272,000, during an airport inspection.