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Alabama’s 30-Hour Rule Won’t Fix State’s Execution Problems, Charges ‘Just Mercy’ Author

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|Date: June 25, 2023
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Alabama’s 30-Hour Rule Won’t Fix State’s Execution Problems, Charges ‘Just Mercy’ Author

By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL – The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mer ...

By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL – The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy —the story of an innocent man on Alabama’s death row—charged a “new rule allowing more time ...

June 25, 2023
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Clemency Petition Denied in Oklahoma for Man Claiming Self-Defense; New Defense Team Calls Original Trial ‘Drive-by Defense’

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: June 09, 2023
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Clemency Petition Denied in Oklahoma for Man Claiming Self-Defense; New Defense Team Calls Original Trial ‘Drive-by Defense’

By Fanelisa Leconte, Alphaeus Bey and Sophia Barberini OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Jemaine Cannon, an inmate on ...

By Fanelisa Leconte, Alphaeus Bey and Sophia Barberini OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Jemaine Cannon, an inmate on Oklahoma death row who was convicted for the murder of the woman who was housing him, was denie ...

June 09, 2023
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Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday

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|Date: June 05, 2023
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Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday

By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen, so brutal, ...

By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen, so brutal, they stunned the people of Missouri” on June 22, 2000, led Michael Tisius to a 2010 conviction ...

June 05, 2023
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Calls Execution Moratorium ‘Not Moral Failure’

Posted by Emily Saroyan
|Date: March 14, 2023
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Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Calls Execution Moratorium ‘Not Moral Failure’

By Emily Saroyan OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, also known as O ...

By Emily Saroyan OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, also known as OK-CADP, recently released its opposition to upcoming Oklahoma executions and encourages a morat ...

March 14, 2023
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Arizona Governor Stops Execution Date, Citing State History of Mismanaging Executions

Posted by Ivan Villegas
|Date: March 07, 2023
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Arizona Governor Stops Execution Date, Citing State History of Mismanaging Executions

By Ivan Villegas PHOENIX, AZ - The Democratic governor of Arizona promised last Friday not to execute Aar ...

By Ivan Villegas PHOENIX, AZ - The Democratic governor of Arizona promised last Friday not to execute Aaron Gunches for his 2002 murder conviction, just a day after the state Supreme Court ordered his ...

March 07, 2023
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Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment

Posted by Sunny Zhou
|Date: February 15, 2023
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Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment

By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX - In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execution,” Unive ...

By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX - In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execution,” University of Texas Law Prof. Lee Kovarsky argued confinement before execution should not be concept ...

February 15, 2023
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Midwest Innocence Project Deplores Lack of Justice within Criminal Legal System after Execution of Leonard Raheem Taylor

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: February 09, 2023
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Midwest Innocence Project Deplores Lack of Justice within Criminal Legal System after Execution of Leonard Raheem Taylor

By Paloma Sifuentes and Roni Ayalon KANSAS CITY, MO - Leonard Raheem Taylor was executed in Missouri Tues ...

By Paloma Sifuentes and Roni Ayalon KANSAS CITY, MO - Leonard Raheem Taylor was executed in Missouri Tuesday, convicted of murders that took place in 2004, but according to the Midwest Innocence Proje ...

February 09, 2023
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Motion Approved: Stays Richard Glossip Execution Rescheduled for May 2023

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|Date: January 26, 2023
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Motion Approved: Stays Richard Glossip Execution Rescheduled for May 2023

By Jariah Moore OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Richard Glossip’s execution, previously scheduled for Feb. 23, has be ...

By Jariah Moore OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Richard Glossip’s execution, previously scheduled for Feb. 23, has been delayed until May 18, on Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion that was granted by the ...

January 26, 2023
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Two Missouri Lawmakers Argue against State-Sanctioned Execution

Posted by Jack Sandmeyer
|Date: December 28, 2022
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Two Missouri Lawmakers Argue against State-Sanctioned Execution

By Jack Sandmeyer WASHINGTON, DC. – Congressional members Cori Bush (MO-01) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-0 ...

By Jack Sandmeyer WASHINGTON, DC. – Congressional members Cori Bush (MO-01) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) sent a letter to Missouri Governor Mike Parson Monday pleading for a halt to the execution o ...

December 28, 2022
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Texas 2022 Death Penalty Report Confirms Historic Low Level of Executions

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: December 19, 2022
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Texas 2022 Death Penalty Report Confirms Historic Low Level of Executions

By Citlalli Florez AUSTIN, TX - A new report was released by the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Pen ...

By Citlalli Florez AUSTIN, TX - A new report was released by the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP) last week, and confirmed the use of the death penalty in Texas remains at histori ...

December 19, 2022
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OK Board Denies Scott Eizember Clemency Request – Man Set for Execution in January

Posted by Daniella Espinoza
|Date: December 12, 2022
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OK Board Denies Scott Eizember Clemency Request – Man Set for Execution in January

By Daniella Espinoza OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Scott Eizember was denied a leniency appeal on a 3-2 vote agai ...

By Daniella Espinoza OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Scott Eizember was denied a leniency appeal on a 3-2 vote against clemency last week at the Pardon & Parole Board, and he remains on death row and offic ...

December 12, 2022
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Missouri Executes Black Man after Courts Refuse Appeals – Lawmaker Charges ‘Criminal Justice System’ Failed Kevin Johnson

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: December 02, 2022
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Missouri Executes Black Man after Courts Refuse Appeals – Lawmaker Charges ‘Criminal Justice System’ Failed Kevin Johnson

By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng BONNE TERRE, MO – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO) has released a statement critic ...

By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng BONNE TERRE, MO – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO) has released a statement critical of the execution, after 17 years on death row, of Kevin Johnson who was executed Tuesday nig ...

December 02, 2022
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Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution

Posted by Paloma Sifuentes
|Date: November 25, 2022
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Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution

By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO - Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but is goin ...

By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO - Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but is going to court to allow her to be present at her father’s (Kevin Johnson) execution. Johnson is sch ...

November 25, 2022
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Oklahoma Court Rejects Richard Glossip’s Hearing Application, Despite Defense Claim of New Evidence

Posted by Taylor Smith
|Date: November 18, 2022
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Oklahoma Court Rejects Richard Glossip’s Hearing Application, Despite Defense Claim of New Evidence

By Daniella Dueñas OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Thursday denied another req ...

By Daniella Dueñas OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Thursday denied another request from death row inmate Richard Glossip for a hearing to delay Glossip’s execution here, and ...

November 18, 2022
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Oklahoma Executes Richard Fairchild after Emergency Stay Motion Fails

Posted by Daniella Dueñas
|Date: November 18, 2022
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Oklahoma Executes Richard Fairchild after Emergency Stay Motion Fails

By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng MCALESTER, OK – Richard Fairchild, one of many others awaiting death in Ok ...

By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng MCALESTER, OK – Richard Fairchild, one of many others awaiting death in Oklahoma, was executed Thursday for the torture slaying of his girlfriend's three-year-old son in ...

November 18, 2022
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OK Appeals Count Announces Refusal to Review New Applications in Glossip Murder Appeal Case

Posted by Jessica Weisman
|Date: November 14, 2022
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OK Appeals Count Announces Refusal to Review New Applications in Glossip Murder Appeal Case

By Daniella Espinoza, Jessica Weisman OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — In an unfortunate change of events, the Oklahom ...

By Daniella Espinoza, Jessica Weisman OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — In an unfortunate change of events, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals announced late last week it would deny any new applications for hea ...

November 14, 2022
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Texas Sets Execution for Andre Thomas, Person with Mental Illness Who Gouged Out Eyes and Ate One

Posted by Rena Abdusalam
|Date: November 13, 2022
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Texas Sets Execution for Andre Thomas, Person with Mental Illness Who Gouged Out Eyes and Ate One

By Rena Abdusalam HUNTSVILLE, TX - Andre Thomas, a schizophrenic Black man currently on Texas death row, ...

By Rena Abdusalam HUNTSVILLE, TX - Andre Thomas, a schizophrenic Black man currently on Texas death row, has been set an execution date of April 5, 2023, according to the 15th District Court of Grayso ...

November 13, 2022
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Another Glossip Execution Reprieve after Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct

Posted by Talia Kruger
|Date: November 10, 2022
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Another Glossip Execution Reprieve after Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct

By Amy Berberyan and Talia Kruger OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive o ...

By Amy Berberyan and Talia Kruger OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order for a second reprieve for Richard Glossip, a former motel manager who has been on death ro ...

November 10, 2022
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Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 29, 2022
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Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed

By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Earlier this week, a man slated for execution soon here—who has ...

By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Earlier this week, a man slated for execution soon here—who has multiple mental illnesses, brain damage and autism, claim his lawyers—was not sent to a facili ...

October 29, 2022
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Blind Man Executed in Arizona – Last Minute Appeal Failed

Posted by Veronica Miller
|Date: May 12, 2022
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Blind Man Executed in Arizona – Last Minute Appeal Failed

By Veronica Miller FLORENCE, AZ – Clarence Dixon—a 66-year-old blind man who lawyers said was “incompeten ...

By Veronica Miller FLORENCE, AZ – Clarence Dixon—a 66-year-old blind man who lawyers said was “incompetent” and didn’t know what was happening—was executed here Wednesday, after his appeal this week t ...

May 12, 2022
| by Veronica Miller

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