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Death Penalty
Freddie Owens was executed on Friday, despite a reversal from a key witness.
For the first time in more than a decade, the Democratic Party platform includes no mention of abolishing the death penalty.
Richard Rojem, who was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984, maintained his innocence until his death.
Gonzales does not pose a threat of future danger to society, psychiatrist Edward Gripon wrote after his 2022 reevaluation.
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After reevaluating Gonzales, psychiatrist Dr. Edward Gripon wrote that he does not pose a threat of future danger to society."
David Hosier was convicted of killing his former lover and her husband.
"Were imitating the worst possible human behavior to determine a punishment, says Sister Helen Prejean, otherwise known as the Dead Man Walking nun.
David Hosier, who is weeks away from execution, is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman described as a medical emergency."
Buried on page 554 of the plan is a directive to execute every remaining person on federal death row and dramatically expand the use of the death penalty.
The groups claim that the state of Alabama and its officials violated international human rights laws banning torture and other forms of inhumane and degrading treatment.