(OSV News) — As South Carolina prepared to carry out the first execution by firing squad in the U.S. since 2010, Catholic activists against the death penalty had sought clemency from …
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Supreme Court throws out death penalty conviction over dubious testimony
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for a quarter century.
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Just four states were responsible for three-quarters of the executions that took place in the U.S. in 2024, according to a new report by the Death Penalty …