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Death row inmates in Texas no longer get final meal because of one man's very specific request
Lawrence Russell Brewer was the last death row inmate in Texas that was allowed to choose what his final meal was before his ...
The execution that haunts prison worker 28 years later: Death row officer had therapy for a decade after horrific mishap filled cells with the smell of 'burning flesh'
Ron McAndrew witnessed executions using the electric chair in Florida, but one traumatising death never left him and the ...
State requests rehearing after murder conviction of Amarillo woman on death row overturned
The Texas Attorney General’s Office requested a rehearing after the murder conviction of an Amarillo woman on death row was ...
Defenders of Brittany Holberg must respond to court on reopening of case
The defenders of death row inmate Brittany Holberg have until May 12 to respond to a federal appeals court considering ...
From hero of the anti-death penalty movement to felon, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dead at 91
George Ryan, who served as Illinois secretary of state, Illinoia House speaker, lieutenant governor and ultimately governor, ...
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...