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‘Functionally Illiterate’ Death Row Inmate Couldn’t Understand a Form Letting Him Choose His Execution Method

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022capitolhilltim

A man from Alabama was sentenced to death this month, despite grave questions regarding his mental ability and execution method. A federal judge intervened in […]

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Texas Court Recommends a New Trial for a Man on Death Row, Saying the Trial Judge’s Anti-Jewish Bias Violated Due Process – Reason.com

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021capitolhilltim

Randy Halprin was among seven Texas inmates that escaped from Texas’ maximum security prison. They then stole an Oshman’s sporting good store in Irving. Aubrey […]

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Missouri’s Governor Rejects Pope’s Request To Spare Death Row Inmate – Reason.com

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021capitolhilltim

Ernest Johnson (61), is set to die today after he killed three workers at a convenience store in Columbia, Missouri with a hammer back in […]