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Oldest death row inmate executed in Florida had to follow strict final meal rule most people don't know about

Dennis Sochor, 74, was executed July 15, bringing attention to the policies limiting what inmates can request for their final ...

Prosecutors pausing execution warrant requests for two death row inmates

Prosecutors are pausing execution warrant requests for two death row inmates from Clark County, making it unlikely that the defendants will be executed this year. Clark County District Attorney Steve ...
SCOTUSblog

The state of the death penalty at the Supreme Court

Cain, a divided court threw out the conviction and death sentence of Terry Pitchford, who had spent approximately two decades on Mississippi’s death row. In an opinion by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, ...

Alabama seeks lethal injection execution for death row inmate after Supreme Court rejects nitrogen gas method

Alabama is seeking to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward.

Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods

Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is ready to activate the modern iteration of “Old Sparky” as ...
The Miami Times

Florida death row inmate wants DeSantis to attend his pending execution

Dennis Michael Sochor, convicted of strangling an 18-year-old woman he met at a New Year’s celebration in a Broward County ...
Davis Vanguard

American Juries Continue to Reject Death Penalty as States Expand Secrecy, Report Finds

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released its 2026 Mid-Year Report, indicating that American juries continue to ...