/tags/capital-punishment capital punishment en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:50:07 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-24/virginia-governor-signs-law-abolishing-the-death-penalty-a-1st-in-the-south Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat, signed a ban on the death penalty in that state Wednesday, joining 22 other states. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:50:07 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-24/virginia-governor-signs-law-abolishing-the-death-penalty-a-1st-in-the-south Whittney Evans, Whittney Evans /news/2021-02-19/lawmakers-announce-bipartisan-effort-to-end-death-penalty-in-ohio For the sixth time in a decade, a Democratic state lawmaker has proposed a bill to end the death penalty in Ohio. But this time, the measure has… Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:30:16 GMT /news/2021-02-19/lawmakers-announce-bipartisan-effort-to-end-death-penalty-in-ohio Karen Kasler /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-01-19/the-future-of-capital-punishment-in-the-u-s Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in December that there is an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment in Ohio. Like many other states, Ohio can't procure… Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:48:12 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-01-19/the-future-of-capital-punishment-in-the-u-s /news-partners/2021-01-11/democrats-unveil-legislation-to-abolish-the-federal-death-penalty In an exclusive interview with NPR, Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Ayanna Pressley discuss their push to end capital punishment at the federal level as their party takes full control of Congress. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:03:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-11/democrats-unveil-legislation-to-abolish-the-federal-death-penalty Juana Summers /news-partners/2020-12-30/end-this-cruelty-progressives-call-on-biden-to-work-to-stop-executions As the Trump administration accelerates the pace of federal executions in its final days, some Democrats are feeling more urgency to push the president-elect to act upon taking office. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:00:59 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-30/end-this-cruelty-progressives-call-on-biden-to-work-to-stop-executions Juana Summers /news/2020-12-10/anti-death-penalty-advocates-pleased-dewine-says-lethal-injection-appears-impossible Anti-death penalty advocates are reacting to comments from Gov. Mike DeWine, who said in an Associated Press interview that lethal injection “appears to… Thu, 10 Dec 2020 12:36:24 GMT /news/2020-12-10/anti-death-penalty-advocates-pleased-dewine-says-lethal-injection-appears-impossible Karen Kasler /news/2020-12-08/gov-mike-dewine-lethal-injection-no-longer-option-for-executions Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio lawmakers must choose a method of capital punishment other than lethal injection before any executions can be carried out in… Tue, 08 Dec 2020 16:50:32 GMT /news/2020-12-08/gov-mike-dewine-lethal-injection-no-longer-option-for-executions Farnoush Amiri /news-partners/npr-news/2020-11-24/u-s-to-continue-executions-through-transition-in-break-with-precedent The Justice Department typically does not put people to death while a new administration is waiting to take power, but Attorney General William Barr plans more executions before Inauguration Day. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:01:26 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-11-24/u-s-to-continue-executions-through-transition-in-break-with-precedent Carrie Johnson /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection For decades, states have claimed that lethal injection is quick, peaceful and painless. An NPR investigation — and legal battles across the country — tell a different story. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-09-21/gasping-for-air-autopsies-reveal-troubling-effects-of-lethal-injection Noah Caldwell, Ailsa Chang, Jolie Myers /npr-news/2020-07-14/federal-government-executes-1st-prisoner-in-17-years-after-overnight-court-rulings Daniel Lee, 47, was put to death on Tuesday morning in the federal death chamber in the first federal execution since 2003. Other inmates are scheduled for death this week. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-07-14/federal-government-executes-1st-prisoner-in-17-years-after-overnight-court-rulings Carrie Johnson