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Sixty-one percent of Americans approve of using the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, down from 64 percent last…
NEWS ONE - After a long day of emotional goodbyes, Troy Davis knelt in his prison cell and began to…
Charles Stinney, speaks about his brother who at 14, was the youngest person executed in the 20th century.
SLIDESHOW - George Stinney's life ended at the age of 14. The young boy was convicted of killing two white…
OPINION - For 20 years Troy Davis said they had the wrong man...
theGRIO REPORT - 'Many have spoken of Troy Davis as a symbol. He wasn't a symbol. He was the soul…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Friends and supporters of Troy Davis, the convicted murderer who was executed in Georgia last week…
A black maid who was executed in 1945 for killing the white man she claimed had held her in slavery…
Reports claim the police offered George Junius Stinney ice cream if he confessed - leading to him being the youngest…
ALCOLU, SC -- On June 16th, 1944, the United States put to rest the youngest person ever to be subjected…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Davis' execution outraged hundreds of thousands of people who said they feared an innocent man was…
HUFFINGTON POST - A group of six former wardens and correctional officials pleading for clemency and suggesting that prison staffers…
ATLANTA (AP) - With Davis gone, however, the loose coalition of groups who pushed for his freedom may simply crumble...
ATLANTA (AP) - Minutes before he was put to death, Troy Davis asked his supporters to "continue to fight this…
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis remained defiant even after he was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night in the state's death…
Former President Bill Clinton weighed in on capital punishment on Thursday, saying courts need to slow down appeals processes to…
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday he hopes Davis'…
theGrio REPORT - National Action Network president and television host Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on the U.S. Justice Department…
The U.S. Supreme Court gave no explanation for its highly unusual, four-hour delay in acting on a last-minute stay of…