Florida Catholic Bishops Publicly Criticize Governor Ron DeSantis’ “Alarming” Execution Rate | Death Penalty Information Center

In a let­ter issued ahead of the exe­cu­tion of James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone on July 28, 2026, the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops...

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Alabama Governor Sets New Execution Date for Jeffery Lee Using Lethal Injection, Following Blocked Efforts to Execute Him with Nitrogen Gas | Death Penalty Information Center

On July 30, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey set a new exe­cu­tion date for Jeffery Lee after the state’s unsuc­cess­ful attempt to exe­cute him using...

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The Marshall Project Analysis Finds Missouri Executes at One of the Nation’s Highest Rates | Death Penalty Information Center

Missouri has car­ried out exe­cu­tions at one of the high­est rates of any state since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment to resume...

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What to Know: Sentencing Practices and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

#### DPI’s​“What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and...

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Article of Interest: Former Tennessee Execution Official Calls on Governor to Pause Executions in Consideration of the Trauma that the “Chaotic” Process Inflicts on Staff | Death Penalty Information C...

Prompted by the recent botched exe­cu­tion attempt of Tony Carruthers, a for­mer Tennessee exe­cu­tion offi­cial is plead­ing with Governor Bill Lee to...

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Article of Interest: Conservative and Liberal Authors Highlight Junk Science’s Role in Wrongful Convictions | Death Penalty Information Center

In a July 17, 2026, op-ed, for­mer Barack Obama advi­sor Van Jones and for­mer George W. Bush appointee David Safavian joint­ly argue that courts...

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Death-Sentenced Prisoner Asks Tennessee Supreme Court to Conditionally Stay Execution as State Refuses to Disclose Whether it Will Use Same Physician from Botched May Execution | Death Penalty Informa...

On July 20, 2026, attor­neys for death-sen­tenced pris­on­er Darrell Hines, in a new fil­ing, asked the Tennessee Supreme Court to con­di­tion­al­ly...

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Idaho Death-Sentenced Prisoners Challenge “Arbitrary” and “Capricious” Firing Squad Protocol | Death Penalty Information Center

In March, the Idaho leg­is­la­ture passed a law exempt­ing exe­cu­tion pro­ce­dures from admin­is­tra­tive over­sight require­ments—seem­ing­ly designed...

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What to Know: Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

DPI’s ​“What to Know” series exam­ines cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment from mul­ti­ple angles, one top­ic at a time. Each install­ment pro­vides essen­tial facts...

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Florida Sets Two Executions for the Same Day, Ignoring Serious Concerns About the Innocence of One Man and Elderly Status of the Second Man | Death Penalty Information Center

On July 14, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the resched­ul­ing of James Duckett’s exe­cu­tion for July 28 — the same day the state is set...

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What to Know: Innocence and the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

DPI’s ​“What to Know” series exam­ines cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment from mul­ti­ple angles, one top­ic at a time. Each install­ment pro­vides essen­tial facts...

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Murder Victim’s Daughter and Faith Leaders Urge Kansas Governor to Commute Death Sentences | Death Penalty Information Center

In a July 8, 2026 op-ed pub­lished in the *Kansas Reflector*, Celeste Dixon, a retired U.S. Navy reservist and National Park Service employ­ee who lives...

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Nearly 71 Years After Her Execution, Ruth Ellis, the Last Woman Executed in the UK, Receives Conditional Pardon from King Charles | Death Penalty Information Center

On July 8, 2026, King Charles, fol­low­ing the advice of Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, grant­ed a posthu­mous con­di­tion­al par­don to Ruth Ellis,...

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Says Lethal Injection Executions Will Proceed as Scheduled, Despite Recent Botch and Mounting Concerns | Death Penalty Information Center

On July 7, 2026, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee told mem­bers of the media that the state’s sched­uled exe­cu­tions will pro­ceed with­out any changes to...

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Article of Interest: A Close Look at Florida’s Execution Spree | Death Penalty Information Center

A June 30 arti­cle by Pamela Colloff, co-pub­lished in *ProPublica* and *The New York Times Magazine*, inves­ti­gates Florida’s record-set­ting pace of...

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DPI’s 2026 Mid-Year Update: Jurors Continue to Reject Death Sentences Amidst Increased Secrecy and Disinformation | Death Penalty Information Center

**Introduction**False state­ments by gov­ern­ment offi­cials. Media wit­ness­es banned from view­ing exe­cu­tions. New laws passed to evade judi­cial...

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Tennessee Republican State Senators Call on Governor Lee to Review the “Incompetent Administration” Leading to the Botched Execution of Tony Carruthers | Death Penalty Information Center

In a let­ter dat­ed June 25, 2026, a group of nine Tennessee Republican sen­a­tors called on Governor Bill Lee to com­mis­sion an inde­pen­dent review...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Affirms Lower Court’s Vacatur and Factual Innocence Finding for Former Death-Sentenced Man, Jimmie Duncan | Death Penalty Information Center

On June 29, 2026, the Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed a low­er court’s deci­sion find­ing Jimmie Duncan fac­tu­al­ly inno­cent and vacat­ing his...

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DPI Podcast 12:01 Marks 50 Years Since Gregg v. Georgia, Examining the Decision's Legacy and Unfulfilled Promises | Death Penalty Information Center

In the July 2026 episode of *12:01: The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Executive Director Robin M. Maher speaks with Samuel Spital, Associate Director...

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Death Penalty Information Center Brings Expertise to Global Stage at 9th World Congress Against the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

As glob­al experts gath­er in Paris this week to exam­ine the state of cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment world­wide, the Death Penalty Information Center will be...

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Florida Executes Oldest Prisoner in Modern State History and is Set to Break That Record Once Again | Death Penalty Information Center

Florida exe­cut­ed Dusty Ray Spencer on June 25, 2026, mak­ing him the old­est per­son put to death in the state since the rein­state­ment of cap­i­tal...

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Two Former Death-Sentenced Californians Seek Compensation Over Official Misconduct | Death Penalty Information Center

Two for­mer California death-sen­tenced pris­on­ers, Ernest Dykes and Curtis Ervin, have filed law­suits against Alameda County, accus­ing the District...

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“The Last 12 Weeks” Podcast Illuminates the Work of a Texas Capital Defense Team | Death Penalty Information Center

On June 18, 2026, *The Marshall Project* released ​“The Last 12 Weeks,” a pod­cast series detail­ing the weeks lead­ing up to David Wood’s 2025...

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Jordan Resumes Executions After 9-Year Hiatus with the Hanging of 6 Men | Death Penalty Information Center

On June 21, 2026, Jordan per­formed its first exe­cu­tions since March 2017, hang­ing six men con­vict­ed of ter­ror­ism-relat­ed or drug-traf­fick­ing...

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“Epic Fail”: Researchers Find Systemic Problems Persist, with Fewer Than 1 in 5 Death Sentences Ending in Execution | Death Penalty Information Center

An in-depth analy­sis pub­lished by The Marshall Project, in part­ner­ship with The Guardian, finds that 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

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States Continue to Push for Execution Secrecy Amid Legal Challenges | Death Penalty Information Center

For the past 15 years, as state after state has passed exe­cu­tion secre­cy laws, the pub­lic has faced more ques­tions than answers about how elect­ed...

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Former Death Penalty Supporter Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Urges Abolition of the Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (pic­tured), a Republican, said on June 16, 2026 that he now believes Ohio should abol­ish the death penal­ty. Gov. DeWine...

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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Fairness of Hypnotizing Key Prosecution Witness in Texas Death Penalty Case | Death Penalty Information Center

On June 15, 2026, the United States Supreme Court declined to con­sid­er the appeal of Texas death-sen­tenced pris­on­er Charles Flores, whose death...

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New Poll Shows More Americans View the Death Penalty as Morally Unacceptable | Death Penalty Information Center

The per­cent­age of Americans who find the death penal­ty moral­ly unac­cept­able has risen to 39%, while the per­cent­age who find it accept­able has...

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California Racial Justice Act Results in Death Sentence Reversal for Black Man Characterized by Prosecutors as a 'Bengal Tiger' | Death Penalty Information Center

On June 1, 2026, the California Supreme Court reversed the death sen­tence of Anthony Bankston under the retroac­tive appli­ca­tion of the California...

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