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World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Found Innocent After 56 Years

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26 Sep, 2024

World's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Found Innocent After 56 Years


A Japanese court has acquitted Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, after finding that evidence used against him...

Japan's Death Penalty: A Diplomatic Headache and a Source of International Criticism

World

26 Sep, 2024

Japan's Death Penalty: A Diplomatic Headache and a Source of International Criticism


With Japan remaining wedded to the death penalty despite a shift away from capital punishment among many developed nations, concerns...

South Carolina Executes Man on Death Row Days After Key Witness Recants Testimony

World

25 Sep, 2024

South Carolina Executes Man on Death Row Days After Key Witness Recants Testimony


South Carolina executed a man on death row on Friday, days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward...

Missouri Executes Inmate Despite Questions of Innocence, Prosecutors' Plea for Mercy

World

25 Sep, 2024

Missouri Executes Inmate Despite Questions of Innocence, Prosecutors' Plea for Mercy


Marcellus Williams, a Missouri inmate on death row since 2001, was executed as scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Williams died...

Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams Despite Widespread Calls for Clemency

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25 Sep, 2024

Missouri Executes Marcellus Williams Despite Widespread Calls for Clemency


Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the...

Missouri to Execute Death Row Inmate Despite New Evidence and Doubts About Trial

World

24 Sep, 2024

Missouri to Execute Death Row Inmate Despite New Evidence and Doubts About Trial


Missouri is set to execute a death row inmate Tuesday night after two efforts to save his life failed. The...

Missouri Set to Execute Man Prosecutors Now Say May Be Innocent - Despite Pleas from Victims' Family

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24 Sep, 2024

Missouri Set to Execute Man Prosecutors Now Say May Be Innocent - Despite Pleas from Victims' Family


Missouri is set to execute 55-year-old death row inmate Marcellus Williams on Tuesday evening — despite pleas from prosecutors and...

South Carolina Executes Man on Death Row Days After Key Witness Recants Testimony

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21 Sep, 2024

South Carolina Executes Man on Death Row Days After Key Witness Recants Testimony


South Carolina executed a man on death row on Friday, days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward...

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