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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 ...
WGAL

What's behind this year's spike in death row executions after years of decline

15 MINUTES. CAMERON. YEAH, BACK TO THE BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE TRAMAINE WOOD WAS JUST SAVED FROM EXECUTION AT THE LAST MINUTE. A DRAMATIC MOVE FROM GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ...
kcra.com

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 ...
Merced Sun-Star

Is the death penalty legal in California? Reiner could face capital punishment

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...
Slate

It’s Been 20 Years Since California’s Last Execution. Gavin Newsom Has the Chance to Make Bigger History.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out ...
Human Rights WatchOpinion

Joint Statement: International Human Rights Groups Oppose the Death Penalty for Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol Who is on Trial for Insurgency

We urge special counsel Cho Eun-suk to reconsider seeking the death penalty against former President Yoon prior to the ...