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With 3 death sentences in 2024, Tarrant County ranks 2nd in Texas for death row inmates
Jason Alan Thornburg showed no emotion as the judge read his death sentence aloud. A few jurors, who had decided the murderous former street preacher’s fate moments ago, brushed away tears. Relatives and friends of the victims let out sighs of relief.
Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel State has halted executions amid litigation over the past 20 years.
North Carolina Gov. Cooper commutes sentences of 15 death row inmates
One of the inmates receiving clemency had challenged his sentence under the groundbreaking Racial Justice Act of 2009. A judge had yet to issue a decision in that case.
N.C. governor commutes 15 death penalty sentences before leaving office
Outgoing North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Tuesday announced 15 commutations of the death penalty to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Governor Cooper commutes 15 death sentences following years of advocacy
Governor Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without possibility of parole on New Year’s Eve following five years of vigils outside the governor’s mansion and a two-year sustained campaign to grant clemency to all inmates sentenced to death.
On final day in office, Gov. Roy Cooper grants clemency to 15 on NC’s death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced he would change the death sentences of 15 people to life in prison without parole as one of his final acts as governor.
North Carolina governor commutes death row sentences on final day in office
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the commutation of 15 death row sentences on his final day in office.
Snoop Dogg And Death Row Records Stars Showcase Talents On ‘Death Row Revue’
The new and old signees of Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg's longtime record label he acquired in 2022, are showcasing their ...
Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim's family
Family members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are pinning their hopes on a last-ditch ...
Tennessee prepares to resume death row executions in 2025 with new lethal injection drug
Tennessee says it is ready to resume death row executions in 2025. The Department of Corrections announced it will use a drug for lethal injections.
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The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men ...
SC Supreme Court sets execution date for death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set the execution date for condemned inmate Marion Bowman Jr.
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How many people are on death row in Mississippi?
Following President Joe Biden’s commutations of 37 men sentenced to death, some renewed focus is now on Mississippi’s death ...
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SC death row inmate seeks new trial, claims trial lawyer's bias affected his defense
A South Carolina man convicted of murder who is expected to be executed in early January, has released a four-page letter ...
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Death Row Records Rings in 2025 with New Album Death ‘Row Revue’
Death Row Records has launched 2025 with the release of Death Row Revue, a compilation album now available via Death Row Records/gamma. Curated by Snoop Dogg, the album celebrates the label’s dynamic ...
‘Shocked’: Leaders, family react to President Biden removing S.C. bank murderer from death row
Leaders and family members reacted to President Biden removing a death row inmate sentenced in the murders of two S.C. bank ...