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#Texas

Stop Execution of #JamesBroadnax (See my Bluesky)

James has been held on Death Row, sentenced to die despite the absence of any physical evidence proving he committed the crime.

Read/Sign the petition.

www.change.org/p/justice-fo...

(More soon)

Execution: April 30, 2026
December 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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#Oklahoma

Stop Execution of #KendrickSimpson ( See my Bluesky)

Clemency hearing: January 14, 2026

Contact Pardon And Parole Board.

Send a letter, here: actionnetwork.org/letters/okla...

( More soon)

Execution : February 12, 2026
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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#Pennsylvania

Advocates push to end death penalty as Governor Shapiro issues first reprieve, continuing moratorium.

www.pennlive.com/politics/202...

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Advocates push to end death penalty as Shapiro issues first reprieve, continuing moratorium
While Pennsylvania has a lengthy list of inmates nominally on death row, the state hasn't actually executed anyone since 1999.
www.pennlive.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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#Louisiana

Louisiana Supreme Court declines to restore death penalty for prisoner convicted of murder who was just shy of 18.

lailluminator.com/2025/12/17/d...

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La. Supreme Court declines to restore death penalty for convicted killer who was just shy of 18 • Louisiana Illuminator
The ruling doesn’t necessarily derail Attorney General Liz Murrill's plans to challenge a U.S. Supreme Court precedent that declared executing minors was unconstitutional.
lailluminator.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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#Florida

Florida Supreme Court upholds death sentences by nonunanimous juries.

apnews.com/article/flor...

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Florida Supreme Court upholds death sentences by nonunanimous juries
Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous juries to sentence people to death.
apnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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#Florida

Frank Walls ( See my Bluesky)

#FrankWalls executed by Florida State on December 18, 2025
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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#Iran

Executions in Khorramabad, Sabzevar, Yazd, Rasht .

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/12/iran...

#deathpenalty #SOSIran
Iran | Executions in Khorramabad, Sabzevar, Yazd, Rasht
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#Singapore

Singapore court dismisses challenge to mandatory death penalty .

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/12/sing...

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Singapore court dismisses challenge to mandatory death penalty
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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#Pennsylvania

News Release — Legal Experts, Policy Advocates Emphasize Decrease in Pennsylvanians’ Support for the Death Penalty in Year-End Briefing.

deathpenaltypolicy.org/wp-content/u...

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deathpenaltypolicy.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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#Tennessee

Proposed Tennessee law would unconstitutionally broaden death penalty eligibility to include child rape cases.

www.wate.com/news/tenness...

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www.wate.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#Tennessee

Tennessee plans 4 executions in 2026 amid concerns over expired drugs and lethal injection protocol.

www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

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Tennessee plans 4 executions in 2026 amid concerns over expired drugs and lethal injection protocol
Tennessee is set to increase executions next year despite questions about the current execution process.
www.newschannel5.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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#Florida

EXECUTION ALERT -
EXECUTION DAY -

Stay the Execution of #FrankWalls (See my Bluesky)

Contact Governor DeSantis.

850-717-9337

www.flgov.com/eog/leadersh...

Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Send a letter, here : actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...

Execution : TODAY.
December 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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#Iran

The 99th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 55 Prisons Across Iran.

iran-hrm.com/2025/12/16/t...

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The 99th Week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” Campaign in 55 Prisons Across Iran
In the ninety-ninth week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, prisoners in 55 of the country's prisons are continuing
iran-hrm.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#SaudiArabia

Saudi Arabia sets new death penalty record after executing 340 in 2025 .

deathpenaltynews.blogspot.com/2025/12/saud...

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Saudi Arabia sets new death penalty record after executing 340 in 2025
Daily updated news about the death penalty worldwide. Striving for a world without capital punishment. Abolish the Death Penalty.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#USA

The DPCI has issued its annual report on the death penalty in the U.S., The Death Penalty in 2025, with DPIC’s take on developments in capital punishment this year.

You can read the report here: cdn.craft.cloud/c08a8cf8-1de...

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cdn.craft.cloud
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#USA

DESPITE DECLINING SUPPORT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY, EXECUTIONS NEARLY DOUBLED IN 2025, REPORT SAYS.

theintercept.com/2025/12/15/d...

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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.
theintercept.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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#Texas

NEW REPORT : Death sentences and executions in Texas remained in the single digits this year. The State put five people to death and two individuals received stays.

tcadp.org/wp-content/u...

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tcadp.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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#Florida

Florida surge drives nationwide execution rate to 15-year high.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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Florida surge drives nationwide execution rate to 15-year high
The majority of states no longer carry out executions. But among those that do, Florida accounted for 40 percent of all executions in 2025.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#Georgia

#StaceyHumphreys ( See my Bluesky)

Execution set for this week in Georgia put on hold for now.

abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

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December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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#Georgia

#StaceyHumphreys ( See my Bluesky)

Update-

Georgia parole board suspends scheduled execution of Cobb County death row prisoner.

www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news...
December 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#Ohio

Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll make announcement on Ohio’s death penalty in January.

www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...

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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll make announcement on Ohio’s death penalty in January
DeWine, who has prevented executions from taking place in Ohio since 2019, has said he's preparing to reveal his personal stance on capital punishment.
www.cleveland.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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#Alabama

Alabama’s death machinery is now driven by politics, not justice.

www.alreporter.com/2025/12/12/o...

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Opinion | Alabama’s death machinery is now driven by politics, not justice
Alabama’s attorney general pushes extreme execution methods and narrow legal arguments, testing constitutional limits and abandoning the restraint our founders expected.
www.alreporter.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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#Ohio

Elwood Jones ( See my Bluesky)

Case against #ElwoodJones, death row prisoner wrongfully convicted of woman's 1994 murder in Blue Ash, dismissed.

local12.com/news/local/c...

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Case against death row inmate for woman's 1994 murder in Blue Ash dismissed
Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich says she has dismissed the case against Elwood Jones.
local12.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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#Ohio

Elwood Jones ( See my Bluesky)

Prosecutor drops #ElwoodJones murder case, believes former Ohio death-row prisoner is innocent.

eu.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

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Prosecutor drops Elwood Jones murder case, believes he's innocent
Elwood Jones spent almost 30 years on death row for a crime Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich now says he may not have committed.
eu.cincinnati.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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#Ohio

New Death Row Exoneration — #ElwoodJones exonerated from Ohio’s death row; twelfth innocent man spent 28 years on death row.

#deathpenalty #exoneration
December 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM