Although Republicans criticize her for the commutations, Gov. Kate Brown made clear she did so as ‘recognition that the death penalty is immoral’ and ‘an irreversible punishment.’

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether inmates have the right to specific religious rites in the death chamber.

There is no indication the DOJ is heeding the calls of some members of the congregations to drop its quest for a death penalty and accept a guilty plea accompanied by a life sentence.

The GOP governor has referred to the death penalty as ‘Texas justice.’ Catholic activists say that puts him at odds with his own faith.

Pausing executions temporarily isn’t enough, they say.

According to the nonprofit Justice 360, Richard Moore, who is Black, is the last person to enter South Carolina’s death row with a trial where the state struck all potential African American jurors.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed the bill Friday with no ceremony or fanfare, according to the state Legislature’s website.

In modern times, Virginia is second only to Texas in the number of executions it has carried out.

Monday brought big wins for criminal justice reform in three Democratic-controlled states.

It’s a dramatic turnaround for the state.

Their sworn accounts raise questions about whether officials misled courts to ensure executions were done before death-penalty-opponent Joe Biden became president.

The Trump administration carried out 13 executions in six months.

‘We must move our country towards accountability and healing.’

The administration is also cramming in as many federal executions as possible before Donald Trump leaves office.

The Trump administration is busy carrying out executions in the weeks before President-elect Biden takes office.

The Justice Department ‘should schedule execution dates for every single eligible death row inmate,’ Cruz wrote on Wednesday.

Biden called the bill a mistake. So what did it really do?

Right-wing activists fling mud at Joe Biden’s Catholic credentials as the 2020 election splits American Catholic voters in an unprecedented way.

‘The death penalty is inextricably linked to our history of slavery, of lynching, and Jim Crow segregation.’

Elsewhere this week, Virginia rolled back abortion restrictions and Colorado banned the death penalty.

A federal court stopped voter suppression efforts in Arizona, Illinois is making insulin cheaper, and Michelle Obama won a Grammy.

On Thursday, Attorney General William Barr reinstated the federal death penalty. The condemnation of the entirely unnecessary move was swift.