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2022 saw a record number of 'botched' executions, report finds

More than a third of the country’s execution attempts this year were “botched” or deemed visibly problematic, according to a year-end report released Friday by the Death Penalty Information Center. ....

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The Twisted Path to Oklahoma's Looming Execution Spree

A long-awaited trial was supposed to decide whether Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol was cruel and unusual punishment. But it was rigged from the start. ....

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Death Penalty Protesters Want to 'Break the Cycle of Violence'

Police arrested 11 people protesting the 45th anniversary of the first execution following the Supreme Court's 1976 ruling. ....

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Joe Biden Faces Renewed Calls on MLK Day to End Federal Death Penalty

Death penalty opponents will gather outside the Supreme Court to call for the passage of the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. ....

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Anti-death penalty group to rally in Washington, press Biden to end federal executions

An anti-death penalty group is planning to host a rally on Monday in Washington, D.C. to demand an end to the death penalty for federal inmates. ....

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