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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h
BREAKING: The execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee's first of a woman in 200 years, was halted by a court an hour before it was set to take place.
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Tennessee execution of Christa Gail Pike is halted by a court
A federal appeals court has halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 10h
A federal court has stayed Christa Pike's execution which was scheduled for today. The Governor of TN can still call off the execution altogether. Contact him to grant Christa clemency: actionnetwork.org/letters/gove... @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social
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Governor Lee, Reconsider Clemency for Christa Pike
Given the Christa Pike's stay of execution, now is the time to ask Governor Lee to reconsider clemency.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"There is no stronger case that a death penalty process run by human beings is fallible.” -USCEDP Executive Director Laura Porter davisvanguard.org/2026/09/texa...
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Texas Appeals Court Rejects Lucio Innocence Ruling, Overrules Judge and DA - Davis Vanguard
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a trial court’s finding that death row prisoner Melissa Lucio is actually innocent of killing her 2-year-old daughter, refusing to grant relief despite the...
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The Innocence Project @innocenceproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Despite agreement of all parties, sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects trial court’s finding of constitutional error in #MelissaLucio's case. Trial court had previously found her "actually innocent”. Read: bit.ly/4rtkfaP.
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BRKG: Despite agreement of all parties, sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects trial court’s finding of constitutional error in #MelissaLucio's case. Trial court had previously found her "actually innocent”. Read @innocenceproject.bsky.social atty stmt here: tinyurl.com/m6tszexe
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Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Rejects Trial Court’s Finding of Constitutional Error
For Immediate Release: September 24, 2026 Contact: Laura Burstein, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of ...
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 18/09/2026
The State of Alabama executed Jeffery Lee tonight, despite the fact that a jury of his peers voted for a sentence of life imprisonment.
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Alabama Executes Jeffery Lee Despite Jury Vote for Life
The State executed Mr. Lee on September 17.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here's the number to call Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to stop today's execution of Jeffery Lee: (334) 242-7100 Every voice on that line matters. Jeffery's jury voted for a life sentence. A single judge overrode that decision. Urge Governor Ivey to intervene now.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sample email: Dear Ms. Filmore, I am writing to urge Governor Ivey to commute the sentence of Mr. Jeffery Lee and respect the will of the jury that convicted him. Alabama is planning to execute him on September 17 even though his jury voted for a life sentence. Sincerely, [your name]
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today Alabama plans to execute Jeffery Lee even though his jury voted for a life sentence. ✉️ Email the Governor's Chief of Staff Liz Filmore at liz.filmore@governor.alabama.gov and ask her to urge the Governor to grant clemency. Sample text in thread. It only take a couple minutes!
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was at the crime scene and believe #TyroneNoling is innocent of the crime that landed him on OH’s death row. I urge Gov. Mike DeWine to grant him a full pardon. Read @dispatch.com op-ed from Sheriff Howe here: www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
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I was at the crime scene. Egregious misconduct landed Ohio man on death row | Sheriff
I was a sheriff when two innocent people were murdered. Tyrone Noling had nothing to do with the crime, but has sat on death row for 30 years.
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Jon Crane @joncranetv.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The @uscedp.bsky.social is a featured interview on The Parnas Perspective with @aaronparnas.bsky.social. Find out why, in spite of Trump's efforts, the death penalty is fading away in America... www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ7q...
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🚨MAGA Asks Trump to STAY AWAY from Campaigns, He is a SINKING SHIP
YouTube video by Aaron Parnas
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On Aug. 25, 2026, the Ohio Parole Board recommended clemency with parole eligibility for Tyrone. One member of the Board—former prosecutor Shontell Walker—even endorsed an immediate pardon. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Ohio Parole Board says death row inmate Tyrone Noling’s sentence should be commuted to life
Now the fate of the convicted double murderer, whose case has attracted support from Kim Kardashian and other celebrities, is in the hands of Gov. Mike DeWine.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tyrone Noling has been on Ohio's death row for 30+ years even though he didn't kill anyone. No physical evidence ties him to the crime. Governor DeWine has the power to pardon Tyrone! ➡️ Sign the petition to the Governor: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gr... @ohioinnocenceproj.bsky.social
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
BREAKING: Ohio Parole Board recommends executive clemency with parole eligibility for #TyroneNoling, innocent man who has spent 30 years on death row. Read statement from attorney here: tinyurl.com/2vju3d7u
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BREAKING: Ohio Parole Board Recommends Executive Clemency with Parole Eligibility For Tyrone Noling, Innocent Man Who Has Spent 30 Years On Death Row.docx
For Immediate Release: August 25, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com BREAKING: Ohio Parole Board Recommends Executive Clemency with Parole Eligibility For Tyrone Noling, Innocent Man Who Has Spent 30...
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fritz jamoke @fritzjamoke.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The death penalty does not keep us safe. Email Congress to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act! @uscedp.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...
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End the Death Penalty in America: Support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act
The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“They lifted his body onto a gurney and wheeled him to the death chamber.” Statement from attorney for #DarrellHines following his execution today in Tennessee. Read here: tinyurl.com/2h3jfwta
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Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today
Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today “I’d like to start by saying that I grieve for the family of Catherine Jean Jenkins. May God be with you. “I also grieve th...
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@theguardian.com Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner; Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner
Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New: Attys for #DarrellHines file motion for temporary restraining order re: tomorrow’s scheduled execution due to his stroke symptoms. Hines is the first person scheduled for execution in TN since the botched execution attempt. More here: tinyurl.com/3a6w2rk9
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Darrell Hines Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Re: Thursday’s Scheduled Execution Due to His Stroke Symptoms
Darrell Hines Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Re: Thursday’s Scheduled Execution Due to His Stroke Symptoms (Nashville, TN, Wednesday, August 12, 2026) This morning, attorneys for Darrell...
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Attorneys for #DarrellHines renew request to TN state officials to disclose testing results for the drug it intends to use in Thursday’s scheduled execution, the first execution since TN’s botched execution attempt in May. More here: tinyurl.com/34uadfk5
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Hines Attys Renew Ask to State Officials for Execution Drug Testing Results
In a follow up letter sent today to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), the Attorney General, the Governor, and the warden of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, attorneys for Darrell H...
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thanks for sharing!
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thank you for your support!
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Gov. Lee just announced he will not intervene in the execution of Darrell Hines in Tennessee on Thursday.
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BRKG: TN Supreme Court allows Dept. of Correction to conceal whether it plans to continue using doctor - who botched May execution attempt - in August 13 execution of #DarrellHines who is at risk of needing a central IV line. Read attorney statement here: tinyurl.com/4d4w9zkf
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BRKING ATTY STMT: TN Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution
ATTORNEY STATEMENT: Tennessee Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution (Nashville, Tennessee, August 6, 2026) Today, the Tennes...
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Interview with Rep. Barrett on unanswered questions in the wake of Tennessee’s botched execution attempt and concerns regarding the Tennessee Dept. of Correction with the August 13th scheduled execution of #DarrellHines: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dnv0i...
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Thanks for sharing this!
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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Just signed this petition to support clemency for Ernest Suggs, an innocent man on Florida's death row. The victim's own daughter believes he didn't do it. Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fl... @uscedp.bsky.social @fadp.bsky.social
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Florida: Don't Execute Ernest Suggs, An Innocent Man on Death Row
Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In less than a month, Tennessee plans to execute a severely disabled man without investigating the botched execution of Tony Carruthers. Email Governor Lee to grant Darrell Hines a reprieve until the courts review Tennessee's execution protocol: actionnetwork.org/letters/plea...
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Please Grant Darrell Hines A Reprieve of Execution
Given the horrifying failed execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May, now is the time for Governor Lee to grant a reprieve to Darrell Hines, who is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on August 13...
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Absolutely horrific.
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Tony Carruthers suffered brain stroke, partial paralysis from botched execution attempt, sister says in complaint
Tony Carruthers’ sister Dr. Tonya Hervey is alleging her brother suffered torturous malpractice at the hand of a Department of Corrections doctor, leaving the inmate partially paralyzed.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
In Florida, police and prosecutors relied on two unreliable jailhouse informants + inconclusive physical evidence to make their case against Ernest Suggs, an innocent man on death row. Learn more about our campaign with @fadp.bsky.social to exonerate Ernie: www.exonerate-ernie.com?utm_source=b...
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Justice for Ernest Suggs
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
@pamelacolloff.bsky.social in @postopinions.bsky.social: "Jailhouse informant testimony... has contributed to many wrongful convictions and has helped send innocent people to death row." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | He had an incentive to lie. Then he testified in 37 cases.
Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?
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Sal T @sal-t70.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just signed this petition to support clemency for Ernest Suggs, an innocent man on Florida's death row. The victim's own daughter believes he didn't do it. Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fl... @uscedp.bsky.social @fadp.bsky.social
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Florida: Don't Execute Ernest Suggs, An Innocent Man on Death Row
Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 14/07/2026
Kansas faith leaders urge governor to grant clemency requests from people sentenced to death | via @bayaburgess.bsky.social #ksleg
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Kansas faith leaders urge governor to grant clemency requests from people sentenced to death • Kansas Reflector
Before delivering a petition to the Kansas governor’s office Tuesday, faith leaders criticized the death penalty as immoral and inhumane.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thank you @bayaburgess.bsky.social for covering this!
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Sign our petition with @fadp.bsky.social to get Ernest Suggs off Florida's death row: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fl...
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Florida: Don't Execute Ernest Suggs, An Innocent Man on Death Row
Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The daughter of a murder victim is urging Florida not to execute the man convicted of her mom's killing—because she believes he's innocent. Powerful op-ed by Laura Johnson in @sun-sentinel.com → www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/07/13/a...
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A daughter pleads to end a death row injustice | Opinion
Ernest Suggs’ trial judge asked for a commutation of sentence, and the daughter of his alleged victim writes that she doesn’t believe he killed her mother. But Suggs remains on death row.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our Executive Director Laura Porter shared with @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social : "the state having the power to kill is a very, very scary thing because it can expand, because it can be used unfairly, because the bias can impact decisions, because human beings are fallible."
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The Power to Kill: Does Death Penalty Defy Democracy?
From the European Union to the Oklahoma State Legislature, leaders continue to debate where a democracy should draw the line on the state's power to take a life.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“I’m hoping the governor will pause executions,” Executive Director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty Laura Porter said. “As we are seeing this across the country with Republicans recognizing that there are problems with the death penalty.” www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
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Tennessee Republican lawmaker demands answers after botched execution, questions state’s readiness
State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) is asking the Tennessee Department of Correction to be transparent about its lethal injection protocol after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May.
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New in The Tennessean from GOP Lawmaker: Tennessee must stop executions until TDOC proves it’s ready. A failed execution exposed deep problems inside TDOC. Tennesseans deserve answers before another attempt. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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Tennessee must stop executions until TDOC proves it’s ready | Opinion
A Tennessee lawmaker demands accountability after a 'gruesome' failed execution left a prisoner in pain.
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just In: Tennessee Department of Correction refuses to say whether doctor in May’s botched execution attempt will conduct August execution of #DarrellHines. Attorneys renew reprieve request to Gov. Lee amid mounting concerns about execution problems: tinyurl.com/bddv9mht
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Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution of Darrell Hines
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com. Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution o...
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Texas Defender Service @texasdefender.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Read this incredible article by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social  in @nytimes.com  about the record-breaking number of death row executions in Florida. #EndTheDeathPenalty
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Why Is Florida Executing So Many Prisoners? (Gift Article)
In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
There are many issues with lethal injection as an execution method. Brittany Brown of @mlk50.com reports: -Lethal injection is most likely to cause botched executions -Corrections does not disclose how it obtains and stores the drugs or name medical personnel Read more: mlk50.com/2026/07/02/l...
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Lethal injections are more likely to be botched, experts say
Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber in 1999. AP Photo/Mark
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
“‘I’m hoping the governor will pause executions,’ Executive Director of the (@uscedp.bsky.social) U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty Laura Porter said. ‘As we are seeing this across the country with Republicans recognizing that there are problems with the death penalty.’”
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Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 29/06/2026
Just in from Senior Reporter Sam Stockard: In a demand for “full transparency and accountability” from the Department of Correction, eight GOP senators sent a letter Monday to Gov. Bill Lee requesting that he initiate a review of the botched execution of Tony Von Carruthers on May 21.
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Tennessee GOP senators seek review of botched execution • Tennessee Lookout
Eight Tennessee Republican senators are urging Gov. Bill Lee to commission an independent review of a failed execution trying another.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
According to @texasdefender.bsky.social, Tarrant County has 7% of Texas's population but accounts for 1/4 of all death penalty trials since 2020. Aggressive 'up-charging' practices disproportionately harm Black & Brown communities. Learn more: www.texasdefender.org/an-extreme-o...
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An Extreme Outlier: Race and the Death Penalty in Tarrant County, the Third Largest County in Texas
Tarrant County is a national outlier in death penalty prosecutions. This report reveals stark racial disparities and calls for urgent reform.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New op-ed by Tiara Cooper of @legaldefensefund.bsky.social on racial bias in Texas's death penalty system: "We can no longer pretend not to notice when the evidence is so clear." Read more: texasmetronews.com/123190/what-...
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What Can Explain Tarrant County’s Death Penalty Push but Racism?
A new report just released by Texas Defender Service shows that ninety-two percent of the death sentences sought by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office since 2012 have been against people of...
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lauraburstein.bsky.social @lauraburstein.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Just In: Governor Lee asked to reprieve Aug. 13 scheduled execution of #DarrellHines due to recent botched execution attempt and Hines' debilitated condition after strokes. Read more here: tinyurl.com/ycjxduxw
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Just In: Reprieve Sought for Darrell Hines Based on State’s Recent Botched Execution Attempt
For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Just In: Reprieve Sought for Darrell Hines Based on State’s Recent Botched Execution Attempt in A...
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Jon Crane @joncranetv.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
LISTEN to the leader of the @uscedp.bsky.social explain why America is moving away from the death penalty on the Hard Knox with Amanda Knox podcast...
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Hard Knox with Amanda Knox - YouTube
You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life, but we can all turn adversity into insight, and no one knows this better than A...
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com · 17/06/2026
Tony Carruthers’ family says he is struggling to walk, cannot use his right hand and is not communicating as he did before the botched lethal injection attempt on May 21. mlk50.com/2026/06/17/b...
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‘Botched’ lethal injection causing health issues for Tony Carruthers, his family and attorneys say
Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick, director of community outreach for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, speaks at a press conference held by
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty @uscedp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"But from noose to needle to nitrogen, our constant search for a more acceptable way to kill is a story of failure, not moral progress." www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...
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OPINION | FURONDA BRASFIELD: It’s not justice. There's no ‘moral’ death penalty | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
As a longtime death penalty abolitionist, I've often compared the death penalty in America to a train with no brakes: Once the machinery starts moving, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to stop.
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