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Utah judge to decide if convicted killer with dementia can be executed
Read full article: Utah judge to decide if convicted killer with dementia can be executedAttorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years are seeking to convince a state judge to spare the convicted murderer from execution because he has dementia.
Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight
Read full article: Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversightExecutions have historically been carried out with at least some public scrutiny, from public hangings in the town square to lethal injections in prisons witnessed by journalists.
Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8
Read full article: Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute.