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Biden's Death Row Clemency Proves Need for Death Penalty Dec. 24, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Why did President Joe Biden commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates? To start with, t... Read More

Biden's Clemency for Federal Prisoners Is Only Part of the Story Dec. 24, 2024

Ruben Navarrette

SAN DIEGO — There are three things you need to know about the media and how they approach anyt... Read More

Santa Biden's Christmas Present for Killers Dec. 23, 2024

Debra J. Saunders

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 ou... Read More

The Efficacy of Shaken Baby Syndrome Remains Unresolved May. 07, 2024

Crime and Conduct

Robert Roberson's story is a tragic one. He is sitting on death row in Texas for killing his 2-year-... Read More

Regardless of Method, the Death Penalty Is Anathema to a Civilized Society Mar. 29, 2022

Daily Editorials

At a time when Americans are increasingly opposed to the death penalty and states are increasingly e... Read More

Executions Dwindle as Public Support Falls -- End This Barbarism, Already Dec. 24, 2021

Daily Editorials

The federal and state governments carried out just 11 executions this year, the lowest annual total ... Read More

Can Americans Exercise Religion in an Execution Chamber? Nov. 10, 2021

Terence Jeffrey

Dustin Honken was convicted of murdering five people, including two children, and was sentenced to d... Read More

To Honor a Killer's Last Request -- Or Not? Sep. 18, 2021

Diane Dimond

A medium-rare rib-eye steak, a baked potato with butter and sour cream, an iceberg lettuce salad, ga... Read More

The Death Penalty Remains the Strongest Deterrent to Violent Crime May. 28, 2021

Daily Editorials

In recent years, many states have moved away from lethal injections for those on death row, and some... Read More

The Life Span of the US Death Penalty Just Got Shorter Feb. 13, 2021

Diane Dimond

The death penalty in the United States is on the verge of being snuffed out. The commonwealth of Vi... Read More

Biden Could Rid America of the Barbaric Practice of Capital Punishment Feb. 12, 2021

Daily Editorials

For the first time in its history, America has a president who is on record favoring complete abolit... Read More

Kermit Alexander's Life Sentence Nov. 15, 2015

Debra J. Saunders

Former San Francisco 49ers star Kermit Alexander is death penalty opponents' worst nightmare. Foes o... Read More

California's New Death Row: Virginia Oct. 01, 2015

Debra J. Saunders

California has a new death row; it's called Virginia. Anti-death penalty advocates, federal judges a... Read More

Kevin Cooper Is Guilty; That's a 'Death Row' Story Jul. 26, 2015

Debra J. Saunders

Last year, CNN's "Death Row Stories" ran an episode about a California woman convicted of first-degr... Read More

The Triumph of Dubious Death Penalty Appeals Jul. 20, 2014

Debra J. Saunders

A — all bow — federal judge has ruled that California's death penalty is unconstitutiona... Read More

Flo & Friends

Apr. 29, 2014

CNN's Death-Row-Optional Death Row Series Mar. 25, 2014

Debra J. Saunders

Actor-turned-producer Robert Redford boasts that his new CNN series, "Death Row Stories," is "about ... Read More

DNA on Death Row Nov. 23, 2013

Diane Dimond

In this time of economic strain, anyone who doesn't look at ways to cut his or her personal or busin... Read More

The Death Penalty, Take Two Aug. 29, 2011

Susan Estrich

When he was district attorney of Los Angeles more than a decade ago, Gil Garcetti was for the death ... Read More

Overtime on the Tragedy Shift Mar. 18, 2011

Marc Dion

Overtime on the Tragedy Shift Some states have canceled executions because they're unsure about the... Read More