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79-year-old murderer denied parole after 14th hearing, DA praises board decision
California Board of Parole Hearings denied parole to convicted murderer Leobardo Aldana on Wednesday, citing his ongoing risk ...
Death Row Inmate’s Appeal of Texas DNA Procedure Fizzles Out
A death row inmate was unable to convince a federal appeals court that Texas’ post-conviction DNA-testing procedures violate his right to due process on Thursday.
Execution date set for man who's been on death row since 1976
The Mississippi Supreme Court has scheduled the execution for the state's longest-serving death row inmate for June 25 ...
For One Texas County, Arresting Migrants Made Big Money
Kinney County, along Texas’ border with Mexico, collected some $1.7 million in bail from migrants who were deported before ...
Life after California’s death row: What happens when condemned inmates get a second chance
Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled.