Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan12dOpinion
Opinion | The death penalty needs to be abolished, not revived
In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...
The Dartmouth20d
Student organizations hold vigil for Marcellus Williams
On Oct. 15, the Afro-American society, Al-Nur Muslim Student Association, Dartmouth Asian American Studies Collective and Spare Rib Magazine held a vigil for Marcellus Williams ... Associated Press.
The US has executed 21 men this year. A look at the state of the death penalty
The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan3dOpinion
Opinion | Death row: America’s blind eye toward Black innocents.
When someone’s eyes linger on the mutilated body of Emmett Till, “justice” is the last word anyone would think. Yet, it was ...
abcnews427d
As calls to end death penalty in SC continue to mount, activists speak out
Death row survivors, families of murder victims ... after Owens' execution in South Carolina and the execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri. Williams was convicted in 1998 for murder ...
theticker27d
Missouri executes Marcellus Williams after two decades on death row
Marcellus Williams was executed in the state of Missouri after spending more than two decades on death row. The death penalty should be considered an option only when, if at all, there is overwhelming ...
Opinion - What does Donald Trump’s return mean for the death penalty?
Abolitionists will have to play defense at the federal level, and plot a long-term strategy for ending the death penalty in ...
CBS News23d
Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite shifting stances by law enforcement and prosecutors
The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn ... from authorities to review his case. In September, Marcellus Williams died by lethal injection in Missouri after St. Louis ...
‘Innocent’ pastor faces execution in US state of Tennessee
A pastor ordained while he has languished on death row for almost 30 years is among convicted offenders now facing the prospect of executions being restarted in a US state.
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US Supreme Court term opens with the stench of a democracy in shambles
[AP Photo/Susan Walsh] Two weeks earlier, the Court refused to stop Missouri from executing Marcellus Williams ... innocence throughout 25 years on death row, and has been involved in multiple ...
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Robert Roberson's death penalty case proceeds despite doubts
The scheduled execution of a death row inmate whose case has drawn ... from authorities to review his case. In September, Marcellus Williams died by lethal injection in Missouri after St. Louis ...