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International June 18, 2025 Iran, Saudi Arabia Lead the World in Use of Death Penalty for Drug Offenses

Costs June 17, 2025 Article of Interest: Maricopa County Investigation: Capital Cases are Costly, Lack Transparency in Charging Decisions, and Rarely End in Death Sentences

Costs June 16, 2025 Governor Says Indiana Will Not Purchase More Lethal Injection Drugs, Invites Debate over Death Penalty

News June 12, 2025 Counsel for Ralph Menzies Appeal Competency Ruling as State Moves to Set Execution Date

Representation June 11, 2025 Anthony Wainwright, Executed June 10 in Florida, Lost Federal Appeals Due to Lawyers’ Mistakes and Indifference and Was Denied Counsel of His Choice

Innocence June 10, 2025 Oklahoma Attorney General Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against Richard Glossip in Retrial

Recent Legislative Activity June 9, 2025 Georgia Superior Court Judge Upholds 2021 COVID-Era Agreement Barring Executions for Nine Prisoners

Innocence June 5, 2025 Remembering Death Row Survivor and Advocate Sonia “Sunny” Jacobs

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12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Author Corinna Barrett Lain on the “Untold Story” of Lethal Injection

In this month’s podcast episode of *12:01 The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Corinna Barrett Lain, the...

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Author Corinna Barrett Lain on the “Untold Story” of Lethal Injection

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Lethal Injection May 27, 2025 Tennessee Governor Allows State’s First Execution in Five Years to Proceed Despite Concerns Over Lethal Injection Drug

Costs May 15, 2025 $200,000 Spent on Lethal Injection Drugs in Idaho Since 2023 Now Unusable

Botched Executions May 13, 2025 Lawyers Raise Concern as Autopsy Finds South Carolina’s Second Firing Squad Execution May Have Been Botched

Official Misconduct May 8, 2025 New Analysis: Capital Cases Overturned At Least Four Times Illustrate How Pervasive Prosecutorial Misconduct Contributes to High Cost of Death Penalty

In-Depth Reports April 30, 2025 Immature Minds in a "Maturing Society": Roper v. Simmons at 20

Year-End Reports December 19, 2024 The Death Penalty in 2024

Racial Justice Reports November 14, 2024 Fool's Gold: How the Federal Death Penalty Has Perpetuated Racially Discriminatory Practices Throughout History

In-Depth Reports July 1, 2024 Lethal Election: How the U.S. Electoral Process Increases the Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty

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