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Supreme Court to Hear Case of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate

Supreme Court to Hear Case of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate

The court acted after the state’s attorney general, a Republican, agreed that Richard Glossip had not received a fair trial. www.nytimes.com [...]
Stabbing of Derek Chauvin Raises Questions About Inmate Safety

Stabbing of Derek Chauvin Raises Questions About Inmate Safety

The former police officer was being held in a specialized federal facility for high-profile inmates. He is said to be likely to survive. www.nytimes. [...]
Incarcerated for Life, an Inmate Is Left Behind by Prison Reforms

Incarcerated for Life, an Inmate Is Left Behind by Prison Reforms

Bonnie Erwin, a disabled Black inmate who has served 39 years, fell just outside the reach of a recent law’s “compassionate release.” His former lawye [...]
Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted a stay of execution on Friday to Richard Glossip, a death row inmate in Oklahoma, after the state’s attorney ge [...]
Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate in Arizona

Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate in Arizona

By a 5-to-4 vote, the justices sided with John Montenegro Cruz, who was sentenced to death by jurors who were not told he would be ineligible for paro [...]
Judge Holds Prison Officials in Contempt for Treatment of Terminally Ill Inmate

Judge Holds Prison Officials in Contempt for Treatment of Terminally Ill Inmate

In an extraordinary rebuke, a federal judge in Florida said officials misled a court to block the compassionate release of prisoner who was dying of c [...]
Supreme Court Rules for Condemned Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch

Supreme Court Rules for Condemned Inmate Who Sought Pastor’s Touch

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Texas may not for now execute a death-row inmate unless his pastor can touch him and pray aloud [...]
Right here’s what it’s wish to vote within the 2020 election as a jail inmate

Right here’s what it’s wish to vote within the 2020 election as a jail inmate

In a rustic with the best incarceration charges on the planet, the voting rights of Individuals with felony convictions have gained a lot consid [...]
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