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Death Penalty
Death Penalty news and analysis from The Nation
November 18, 2020
For the first time in 67 years, the federal government is set to execute a woman.
November 12, 2020
As the Trump administration rushes to execute more and more people, my friends are dying—and I might be next.
July 17, 2020
After 17 years, attorney General Bill Barr has resumed federal executions—and the conservatives on the Supreme Court approve.
March 10, 2020
Fight for criminal justice reform and support incarcerated people in their reentry process.
February 17, 2020
Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.
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November 27, 2019
Tell your lawmaker to visit a prison; call on Congress to reduce excessive sentencing; and help people make bail.
October 7, 2019
As the term begins, the conservatives are sharpening their knives—and LGBTQ rights, abortion, and gun control are all on the chopping block.
September 12, 2019
“The death penalty has no place in a just society,” said Representative Ayanna Pressley. Tonight's Democratic debate in Texas presents the candidates with the chance to unify around that cause.
August 16, 2019
When my relative stabbed PM Hendrik Verwoerd to death, he was described as a “madman”—but he was really trying to bring down apartheid.
July 26, 2019
William Barr’s decision amounts to playing politics with death.
