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5/21/20

12:30 PM

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‘I Am Very Serious About Them Losing Their Life’: Alabama Mayoral Candidate Calls for Public Hanging of Drug Dealers

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3/24/20

12:30 PM

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Criminal Justice3/24/20

Criminal Justice3/24/20

Colorado Becomes 22nd State to Abolish Death Penalty

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3/7/20

8:02 AM

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Criminal Justice3/7/20

Criminal Justice3/7/20

Ayanna Presley and Other Lawmakers and Legal Experts Call for End to Death Penalty in the Wake of Nathaniel Woods Execution

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3/6/20

1:46 PM

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The Spectacular Assassination of Nathaniel Woods

Michael Harriot

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3/3/20

7:00 PM

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MLK III Advocates for Nathaniel Woods, Asks Alabama Governor to Halt His Execution

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2/25/20

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Alabama Prepares to Execute Man Found Responsible for Murdering 3 Police Officers—Without Pulling a Single Trigger [Corrected]

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1/29/20

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Dylann Roof’s Lawyers Appeal Death Sentence, Saying He Was Too Mentally Ill to Represent Himself at Trial

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1/26/20

11:00 AM

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Death Row Inmate Keith Tharpe Died in Prison Before Execution. Here's Why His Story Leaves Me Conflicted

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10/15/19

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Criminal Justice10/15/19

Criminal Justice10/15/19

Supremes to Review Whether Lee Boyd Malvo, Serving Life as Accomplice to the DC Sniper, Deserves a New Sentence

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7/26/19

1:52 PM

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Politics7/26/19

Politics7/26/19

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Responds to Federal Reinstatement of the Death Penalty With Legislation of Her Own

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7/25/19

6:00 PM

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Criminal Justice7/25/19

Criminal Justice7/25/19

Trump Administration Reinstates Death Penalty, Schedules Five Executions

Michael Harriot

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4/10/19

8:00 PM

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Reproductive Justice4/10/19

Reproductive Justice4/10/19

Women Could Face Death Penalty for Having an Abortion Under Proposed Texas Law

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3/18/19

8:00 PM

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Criminal Justice3/18/19

Criminal Justice3/18/19

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Man Sentenced to Death by a Racist Juror

Michael Harriot

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3/13/19

9:46 AM

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737 Death Row Inmates in California Get a Reprieve From Gov. Gavin Newsom

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2/8/19

10:46 AM

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Mass Incarceration2/8/19

Mass Incarceration2/8/19

American Justice: Abuse Domineque Ray as a Boy, Discriminate Against Him as a Man, and on Death Row, Kill Him

Issac J. Bailey

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10/12/18

9:53 AM

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Washington State Abolishes the Death Penalty, Finding the Punishment ‘Racially Biased’

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7/17/18

3:58 PM

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Texas Shouldn't Execute Chris Young for Murder Even Though He Is Guilty of the Crime [Updated]

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5/19/18

1:00 PM

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Why Is Bobby Moore Still on Death Row, Despite a Recent Supreme Court Decision in His Favor?

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3/20/18

9:30 AM

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The Root Video3/20/18

The Root Video3/20/18

Watch: The Role of Teenage-Brain Science in Juvenile-Justice Reform

Peter J. Rickards

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2/26/18

10:23 AM

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Donald Trump Wants to Kill Major Drug Dealers: Report

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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