"Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in both the use and support of the death penalty in the U.S."

~ Sean Murphy

#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty #Republicans #ProLife #Trump
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apnews.com/article/executions-…

There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US

Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week. This was the first time in more than 20 years that five executions had been held in seven days.

^{SEAN MURPHY (AP News)}

"Republican prosecutors, many of whom pay lip service to Trump and his Maga values, have become increasingly aggressive in pushing capital cases to finality. ...

Trump has indicated that if he wins in November, he will pursue the federal death penalty with even more gusto than he did when he was last in office. In the final days of his presidency, his administration executed 13 federal prisoners – more than under any president in 120 years."

#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty #Trump
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"While much of the US is focused on Donald Trump’s remolding of the Republican party and his efforts to bring his Make America Great Again (Maga) movement back to the White House in November’s election, a parallel shift has taken hold in the death penalty world, albeit behind the scenes and largely unnoticed."

#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty #Republicans #ProLife #Trump
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Five executions in five states — Republican-led states — in one week, as the fall election nears:

"Such a concentrated glut of judicial killing was last seen more than 20 years ago in the US."

~ Ed Pilkington

#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty #Republicans #ProLife #Trump
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theguardian.com/world/2024/sep…

Six days of horror: America’s thirst for executions returns with a vengeance

Five executions, five states: a glut of judicial killing not seen in 20 years took place last week – and there was nothing random about it

^{Ed Pilkington (The Guardian)}

"Five executions are scheduled in America over the course of the next week. There are multiple strong innocence claims, and one man whose execution was already botched previously. A harsh reminder of how awful the death penalty is."

~ Chris Geidner

#DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #Republicans #ProLife

lawdork.com/p/five-executions-…

S.C. killed a man Friday, 4 more executions scheduled in America in coming days

^{Chris Geidner (Law Dork)}