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Tennessee execution of lone death row woman to go ahead after it was halted at the eleventh hour, sparking a legal battle over past trauma

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 30th
‘It’s not time to try to save face’: New DNA results reveal a chilling reality behind the murder trial that put a man on death row for forty years

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 25th
Richard Glossip survived nine execution dates and three last meals. Now the state wants a third trial but won’t say why

By Terrina Jairaj May 15th
Texas Abolishes Fancy Last Meal Requests for Death Row Inmates

By James Plafke Sep 23rd