Death Penalty
Attorneys for Kenneth Eugene Smith are expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final bid to halt the scheduled execution.
Kenneth Smith has previously said that he is âterrifiedâ by the prospect of being killed with nitrogen gas.
Richard Glossip, whose case will be heard in the fall, has survived nine execution dates.
In a filing Friday, prosecutors announced their intention to pursue the death penalty against Payton Gendron for carrying out a racist mass shooting.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
A report highlights the continuous failures of the state's capital punishment system, which executed eight people this year despite a declining death row population.
Harris County, Texas, is the death penalty capital of the country. In most cases resulting in a death sentence in the past 20 years, appointed defense lawyers failed to uncover potentially life-saving evidence, the report found.
Brent Brewer is set to be executed this week because of a state law that prohibits jurors from being told that a single holdout could block the death penalty.
âWhether you support capital punishment or oppose it, one thing is clear: From start to finish, the Oklahoma capital punishment system is fundamentally broken.â
Michael Zackâs lawyers say he had an intellectual disability. He was killed amid Gov. Ron DeSantisâ push to make it easier to execute people.
This election cycle is shaping up differently, as capital punishment rises to the forefront of GOP politics.