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Georgia Supreme Court upholds agreement to delay death-row execution 

An agreement reached by email constitutes a valid contract the state must uphold, even if that means delaying the execution of a person on death row, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday.

December 21, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
A gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla. on Oct. 9, 2014.

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  • Law

A federal judge rules Oklahoma's lethal injection method is constitutional

In a federal trial earlier this year, attorneys for 28 death row inmates argued the method could violate the amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.

June 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row than years before. In this handout photo provided by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin's lethal injection facility is shown.

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  • Law

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row

Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.

May 12, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
In an undated photo, Melissa Lucio is pictured with one of her young children.

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  • National

Melissa Lucio is scheduled to be executed for a crime that may not have occurred

Lucio is scheduled to be executed for the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Her supporters say she was forced into a false "confession" and that new evidence exists that proves her innocence.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Plates depicting what two juveniles on Death Row ate for their final meals, painted by artist Julie Green.

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Opinion: Artist Julie Green, who depicted humanity of death row inmates, has died

NPR's Scott Simon remembers artist Julie Green, who died this week. Green's painted plate project, "The Last Supper," depicts the final meal of death row inmates.

October 23, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Julie Green's <em>The Last Supper</em> is currently on view at the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Wash. There are 800 plates in the exhibit.

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  • Arts & Life

Julie Green, who painted plates with the last meals of death row inmates, has died

The ongoing project, entitled The Last Supper, featured prisoner's final meal requests, from a stuffed-crust meat lover's pizza to an apple pie to a Coke.

October 21, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Shanaye Poole (left) next to her father, Toforest Johnson, during a family visit to see him in prison in the early 2000s.

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  • National

New Eyes On Alabama Death Row Case After Integrity Review Raises Questions

Former prosecutors and judges say Toforest Johnson's murder conviction was based on shaky evidence. The case is getting a new look as district attorneys review the integrity of past prosecutions.

April 05, 2021
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  • Debbie Elliott
Lisa Montgomery was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday at the federal correctional complex in Terre Haute, Ind. The stay lets the court conduct a competency hearing to assess her mental state.

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  • National

Government Appeals Stay Of Execution For Only Female On Federal Death Row

Lisa Montgomery was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, and would be the U.S. government's first execution of a female inmate in more than 67 years.

January 12, 2021
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  • Cheryl Corley
Jimmy Fletcher Meders, 58, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Jan. 16 for the 1987 slaying in coastal Glynn County.

Brunswick Judge Denies DNA Test For Georgia Man Facing Execution

A judge refused Wednesday to order DNA tests on a gun used to kill a convenience store cashier more than 30 years ago, rejecting arguments from defense...

January 09, 2020
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  • Associated Press
This undated file photo made available by the Georgia Department of Correction shows Scotty Garnell Morrow, who was put to death on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Georgia Executes Death Row Inmate Scotty Morrow After 1994 Double Murder

The state of Georgia has executed a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and another woman nearly 25 years ago. Scotty Morrow was pronounced dead...

May 03, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 8, 2018

May is Older Americans Month. In 2017, Georgia ranked 41st in the nation for senior health. GPB Special Correspondent Celeste Headlee talked about the...

May 08, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more
Pat Turner, left, hugs Anthony Ray Hinton as he leaves the Jefferson County jail in Birmingham, Alabama.

Exonerated After 30 Years On Death Row, 'The Sun Does Shine' For Anthony Ray Hinton

For nearly three decades, Anthony Ray Hinton lived on Alabama's death row. When he was convicted in 1985 for allegedly murdering two restaurant managers...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen

On Second Thought For Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The City of Atlanta is still dealing with the fallout from a massive cyberattack Thursday . Since a group of hackers locked down the city's computer...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 7 more

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