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20 Horrifying Botched Executions of Black Death Row Inmates
These stories are not for the faint of heart. Here’s 20 cases when a Black person’s execution turned to near torture.
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South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
Richard Moore says the state is forcing him to choose between two terrible ways to die
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Missouri Executes Ernest Johnson After SCOTUS, Governor Decline to Intervene
His supporters, including members of Congress and Pope Francis, say his intellectual disabilities made his execution unconstitutional.
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Missouri Is Set Execute Ernest Johnson, Despite Lawmakers and the Pope Begging the Governor Not To
Missouri Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver—even the pope—sent letters asking Gov. Michael L. Parson to grant Johnson clemency.