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death penalty in US

January 17, 2014

Ohio prisoner takes quarter of an hour to die in experimental execution

An execution carried out yesterday by Ohio, using a new, untested combination of drugs, shows strong signs of having caused prolonged suffering to the prisoner.
January 16, 2014

US prisons stockpiling execution drugs while hospitals face shortages

Prisons in the US are holding large stockpiles of life-saving medicines, which they plan to use in executions, while hospitals face shortages of the same drugs.
January 13, 2014

Key hearing for British citizen in Florida prison

A man who has been in prison since being sentenced to death by a Florida court in 1987, will this week have a that hearing could help prove his innocence.
January 9, 2014

Irish government failing to help citizen facing death sentence in Florida

The Irish government needs to take steps to ensure that a citizen facing the death sentence gets a fair trial in Florida, says legal charity Reprieve.
October 16, 2013

Call for Texas to follow Missouri in returning execution drugs to suppliers

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is facing calls to return medicines it purchased for use in executions using misleading methods
October 8, 2013

Pharmacies reject involvement in US executions

Pharmacies in the US are demanding that executioners in Texas do not use their drugs to carry out lethal injections.
October 8, 2013

US Supreme Court refuses to examine case of death row man with IQ of 70

The US Supreme Court has denied a petition to the court by a man with an IQ of 70 who is on death row in the state of Georgia.
August 21, 2013

One For Ten: challenging the death penalty

One ForTen is a series of interactive documentary short films about innocence and death row. Directors’ Mark Pizzey and Will Francome visited Edinburgh recently as part of Just Festival to share the real stories of ten exonerees across the United States. Coralie Tapper reports and comments.
August 18, 2013

Against the death penalty: one for ten

One For Ten is an revolutionary series of campaign films produced and broadcast online over five weeks in April and May of 2013.
June 18, 2013

Healthcare firm receives award for action to prevent use of drug in executions

A pharmaceutical company which has taken steps to prevent its product from being used in executions is to receive an award recognising ethical leadership.