Multiple NC District Attorneys slam last-minute decision to commute death row sentences
Seven of the 15 inmates who received commuted sentences were from the Charlotte area.
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Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause ‘unnecessary pain and suffering,’ Garland says
The Justice Department is rescinding its protocol for federal executions that allowed for single-drug lethal injections with ...
NC district attorney: death penalty clemency erases jury, prosecutors, victim’s family | Opinion
In my experience, juries in death penalty cases are thoughtful and meticulous in one of the most difficult duties a citizen ...
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Terminally Ill People Languish in North Carolina Prisons, Even After Reforms
North Carolina expanded the law for people seeking medical release from prison, but eligibility remains limited.
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Bringing Jubilee Hope Behind Bars: Prison Ministers Provide Life-Changing Work of Mercy
In the wake of the Pope’s prison visit Dec. 26, the Register spoke with Catholic prison-ministry workers around the United ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.
After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again
South Carolina’s Supreme Court set a Jan. 31 date for the state’s next execution after allowing a pause for the Christmas ...
Potential 2028 Dem hopeful follows Biden lead, commutes 15 death-row sentences on final day as governor
On his way out of office, former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of death row inmates, as the Tar Heel ...
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Cooper commutes the sentences of 15 convicted killers on death row, including 3 Forsyth County men, to life in prison
Gov. Roy Cooper commutes the sentences of 15 convicted killers on death row, including three former Forsyth County residents, ...
Roy Cooper’s commutations should signal the death penalty’s end in North Carolina | Opinion
Gov. Roy Cooper is the first governor in the history of North Carolina’s modern death penalty to commute more than two death ...
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On his final day in office, NC Gov. Roy Cooper commuted 15 death sentences; who are they?
Roy Cooper commuted the sentences of 15 people on North Carolina's death row to life without parole. Before these commutations, the state had 136 offenders on death row and the Governor’s ...