Anti-death penalty advocates make plea to governor as 6th inmate in 9 months faces execution
South Carolina inmate Stephen Stanko is set to die by lethal injection Friday evening, June 13th, at 6 p.m.
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“Who would Jesus execute?” — Death penalty protestors plead with governor to spare inmate’s life
“Removing one life to punish them for taking someone else’s does nothing to restore the fabric of humanity, it only increases the damage,” says Rev. Bryan Pigford of Cokesbury United Methodist Church in Charleston.
Death row inmate in South Carolina resentenced to life in prison
A man who spent nearly two decades on South Carolina’s death row for killing two people has been granted life in prison without parole two years after a federal court overturned his original sentence, news outlets report.
University of Idaho murders: State seeks death penalty against Bryan Kohberger
The four college students were slain in an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022.
Cornell University legal team pursues fight against SC’s firing squad, electric chair
An Ivy League School is taking on the death penalty in South Carolina.
An Ivy League School is taking on the death penalty in South Carolina.
Death penalty for abortion introduced in State House
Inside the State House, a new measure introduced in the House could put the death penalty on the table for women who get an abortion.
Inside the State House, a new measure introduced in the House could put the death penalty on the table for women who get an abortion.
State Conference of Branches, NAACP hold rally in response to SC death penalty law
The NAACP says the death penalty violates the right to life which is the most basic of all human rights.
2nd SC execution on hold after court halts firing squad plan
By Michelle Liu
The South Carolina Supreme Court has put another execution on hold, two days after temporarily blocking plans for a rare firing squad execution.
Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution
By Michelle Liu
Wednesday’s order by the state’s high court temporarily halts a scheduled April 29 execution of inmate Richard Moore.
SCDR receives execution order for Brad Sigmon
Officials say Brad Keith Sigmon’s execution date is set for May 13.
