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Death Penalty Information Center @deathpenaltyinfo.org · Dec 15
DPI Year End Report 2025: Majority of Capital Juries in 2025 Rejected Death Sentences #deathpenalty

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The Death Penalty in 2025 | Death Penalty Information Center
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“I Have Been Tricked Out of My Life”: Dallas Man Exonerated 70 Years After Execution #deathpenalty #texas #dallas deathpenaltyinfo.org/i-have-been-...
“I Have Been Tricked Out of My Life”: Dallas Man Exonerated 70 Years After Execution | Death Penalty Information Center
September 30, 1953 was an event­ful night for 19-year-old Tommy Lee Walker. After catch­ing a ride home from work at 6 p.m. — he didn’t have a car — he...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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New Autopsy Report Renews Concerns about Arizona’s Execution Protocol deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-autopsy-...
New Autopsy Report Renews Concerns about Arizona’s Execution Protocol | Death Penalty Information Center
An autop­sy of Richard Djerf, who was exe­cut­ed in Arizona in October 2025, has renewed con­cerns about the state’s lethal injec­tion exe­cu­tion...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Former South Korean President Faces Possible Death Sentence as a Result of Insurrection Charges #deathpenalty #southkorea deathpenaltyinfo.org/former-south...
Former South Korean President Faces Possible Death Sentence as a Result of Insurrection Charges | Death Penalty Information Center
If con­vict­ed, for­mer South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a pos­si­ble death sen­tence, life impris­on­ment with labor, or life impris­on­ment...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Twenty Years Since Last Execution: California Remains Under Execution Moratorium as Advocates Push for Mass Clemency Grant #deathpenalty #california deathpenaltyinfo.org/twenty-years...
Twenty Years Since Last Execution: California Remains Under Execution Moratorium as Advocates Push for Mass Clemency Grant | Death Penalty Information Center
On January 17, 2006, California exe­cut­ed Clarence Ray Allen — the last per­son put to death by the state. Two decades lat­er, California’s death row...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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New Analysis of Racial Bias and Death Eligibility in 2025 #deathpenalty #race deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-analysis...
New Analysis of Racial Bias and Death Eligibility in 2025 | Death Penalty Information Center
Justin D. Levinson and Rachel G. Schaefer recent­ly pub­lished Flawed Framework, Fatal Discretion: Unraveling Implicit Bias in Flawed Framework, Fatal...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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Texas Report Highlights Decline of New Death Sentences and Executions #deathpenalty #Texas

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Texas Report Highlights Decline of New Death Sentences and Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
For decades, Texas per­formed exe­cu­tions at the high­est rate in the coun­try. It has car­ried out the most exe­cu­tions in the mod­ern era, with...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Marking a Decade Since Hurst v. Florida #florida #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/marking-a-de...
Marking a Decade Since Hurst v. Florida | Death Penalty Information Center
**A Joint Project Between the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) and Tracking Florida’s Death Penalty...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Georgia Court Halts Stacey Humphreys’ Execution to Weigh Clemency Board Member Conflict of Interest #deathpenalty #georgia deathpenaltyinfo.org/georgia-cour...
Georgia Court Halts Stacey Humphreys' Execution to Weigh Clemency Board Member Conflict of Interest | Death Penalty Information Center
On December 29, 2025, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney issued an order block­ing the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole (GBPP) from...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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New Report Examines Florida’s Unprecedented Execution Pace and Trends in 2025 #deathpenalty @fadp.bsky.social

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New Report Examines Florida’s Unprecedented Execution Pace and Trends in 2025 | Death Penalty Information Center
The United States car­ried out 47 exe­cu­tions in 2025, and Florida car­ried out 19 — the high­est num­ber in state his­to­ry and more than dou­ble its...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Saudi Arabia Records Historic Number of Executions for the Second Consecutive Year #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/saudi-arabia...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Pennsylvania Governor Issues Reprieve for Richard Laird, Continuing State’s Execution Moratorium #deathpenalty #pennsylvania deathpenaltyinfo.org/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Governor Issues Reprieve for Richard Laird, Continuing State’s Execution Moratorium | Death Penalty Information Center
On December 5, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro issued an exe­cu­tion reprieve for Richard Roland Laird, the same day the Department of...
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January 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Media Roundup: DPI’s 2025 Year End Report #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/media-roundu...
Media Roundup: DPI’s 2025 Year End Report | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center’s new report, *The Death Penalty in 2025: Year End Report*, released on December 15, gen­er­at­ed wide­spread...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mississippi Death Penalty Case Alleging Race Based Jury Discrimination #deathpenalty #mississippi #scotus
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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mississippi Death Penalty Case Alleging Race Based Jury Discrimination | Death Penalty Information Center
The U.S Supreme Court announced on December 15, 2025, that it will hear the appeal of Mississippi death-sen­tenced pris­on­er Terry Pitchford, who has...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says @dmoritzrabson.bsky.social #deathpenalty theintercept.com/2025/12/15/d...
Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says
Fewer Americans support capital punishment. Fewer courts are handing out death sentences. And we’ve got way more executions in 2025.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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DPI Year End Report 2025: Majority of Capital Juries in 2025 Rejected Death Sentences #deathpenalty

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The Death Penalty in 2025 | Death Penalty Information Center
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December 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Jimmie Duncan Released on Bail After Evidence Shows He is ​“Factually Innocent”
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Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Jimmie Duncan Released on Bail After Evidence Shows He is “Factually Innocent” | Death Penalty Information Center
On November 26, 2025, Jimmie Duncan was released on bail from Louisiana’s Angola prison after spend­ing 27 years on death row for a crime that a...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Facts About the Death Penalty – The Rarity of Clemency Grants
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Article of Interest: ACLU Releases New Report Citing Pervasive Racial Imbalance in Capital Punishment System | Death Penalty Information Center
On November 19, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released *Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race and Wrongful Convictions*, the sec­ond...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Article of Interest: ACLU Releases New Report Citing Pervasive Racial Imbalance in Capital Punishment System
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Article of Interest: ACLU Releases New Report Citing Pervasive Racial Imbalance in Capital Punishment System | Death Penalty Information Center
On November 19, 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released *Fatal Flaws: Innocence, Race and Wrongful Convictions*, the sec­ond...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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December 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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18th Florida Death Row Prisoner Set for Execution in 2025 Waives Appeals, Fifth Volunteer of 2025
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18th Florida Death Row Prisoner Set for Execution in 2025 Waives Appeals, Fifth Volunteer of 2025 | Death Penalty Information Center
Mark Geralds has waived all pend­ing and future legal pro­ceed­ings in his case and is sched­uled to be exe­cut­ed by Florida offi­cials on December 9,...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Spared at the ​“Last Minute”: A Form of Psychological Torture?
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Spared at the “Last Minute”: A Form of Psychological Torture? | Death Penalty Information Center
Tremane Wood was sched­uled to die at 10 a.m. local time on November 13. According to jour­nal­ist Hilary Andersson, who trav­eled to Oklahoma to...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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17th Scheduled Execution of 2025 in Florida Raises Concerns Over Non-Unanimous Verdicts and Execution of Veterans
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17th Scheduled Execution of 2025 in Florida Raises Concerns Over Non-Unanimous Verdicts and Execution of Veterans | Death Penalty Information Center
Richard ​“Malik” Randolph is sched­uled to be exe­cut­ed on November 20, 2025, for the 1988 mur­der of Minnie Ruth McCollum. If car­ried out, Mr.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Veterans are overrepresented on death row across the United States. The Death Penalty Information Center's new report explores the cases of veterans sentenced to death and the injustices they face in the criminal legal system.
Forgotten Service, Lasting Wounds: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center
**Executive Summary** - Though the Supreme Court has rec­og­nized the impor­tance of mil­i­tary ser­vice in cap­i­tal mit­i­ga­tion, the legal...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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DPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Experts Discuss New DPI Report on Veterans and the Death Penalty
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DPI Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Experts Discuss New DPI Report on Veterans and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center
In the November 2025 episode of *12:01: The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Captain Art Cody, Dr. Steven...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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New DPI Report Reveals Military Veterans are Overrepresented on Death Row and Juries Often Do Not Hear Critical Evidence of Military Service #deathpenalty
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New DPI Report Reveals Military Veterans are Overrepresented on Death Row and Juries Often Do Not Hear Critical Evidence of Military Service | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…
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November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM