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There was a surge in executions in 2025. Here’s how the Supreme Court responded.

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 […] The post There was a surge in ...

Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026 ...
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Executions spiked in 2025, but the death penalty is still losing ground

RIGHTS & RESISTANCE WITH THE ACLU CASSANDRA STUBBS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated: Mon Feb 02, 2026 ...

NH House committee rejects bills to bring back death penalty

Gov. Kelly Ayotte wants to bring back death penalty in New Hampshire, but a House committee recommended against it.

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling trigger in 1991 killing; victim's daughter urges clemency

Charles "Sonny" Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.
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Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...