My latest DP3 analysis — Executions are Up but the Sky is Not Falling. dppolicy.substack.com/p/executions... @8thamendment.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social

Executions are Up but the Sky is Not Falling

The Execution Frenzy by Death Penalty Zealots has not Translated to Increased Public Support for the Punishment

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Judge orders Tennessee to turn off death-row prisoner Byron Black’s heart-regulating implanted device at execution. apnews.com/article/exec... @apnews.com @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social @kelleyjhenry.bsky.social @stacyrector.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off inmate's heart-regulating implanted device at execution

A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his execution by lethal injection schedul...

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A heart implant could make Tennessee’s next execution painful and prolonged. Prison officials argue they don’t have to disable the device. wpln.org/post/a-heart... @wpln.bsky.social @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social @kelleyjhenry.bsky.social @stacyrector.bsky.social #ByronBlack #deathpenalty

A heart implant could make Tennessee's next execution painful and prolonged. Prison officials argue they don't have to disable the device.

Tennessee's next execution is scheduled for Aug. 5, and this time, there are even stronger fears about the death becoming torturous.

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The Abortion Capital Murder Prosecution No One Is Talking About. contrarian.substack.com/p/the-aborti... contrarian.substack.com @pregnancyjust.bsky.social #Texas #deathpenalty

The Abortion Prosecution No One Is Talking About

A test case in Texas shows the next frontier for "abortion abolitionists": homicide charges

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Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government. apnews.com/article/dona... @apnews.com @shermancourt.bsky.social

Trump reshaped the Supreme Court. Now emergency appeals are helping him reshape the government

President Donald Trump has achieved significant victories in the Supreme Court during the first six months of his second term.

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No shackles, no cuffs: Texas death row loosens solitary confinement for first time in years. houstonchronicle.com/news/investi... @houstonchronicle.com @keribla.bsky.social @texasdefender.bsky.social #deathpenalty

No cuffs: Texas death row loosens solitary confinement for first time in years

A new program in the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas, allows death row prisoners to mingle outside of solitary confinement.

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Statement from defense counsel — Court Schedules October 16 Execution for Robert Roberson, Innocent Man Convicted in Texas “Shaken Baby” Case. docs.google.com/document/d/1... @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #deathpenalty

Emails Reveal Oklahoma Attorney General Agreed to Release Richard Glossip. theintercept.com/2025/07/16/g... @theintercept.com @lilianasegura.bsky.social @jordansmith.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Emails Reveal Oklahoma Attorney General Agreed to Release Richard Glossip

In an explosive new court filing, Glossip’s attorneys accuse Gentner Drummond of reneging on a plan negotiated in 2023.

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Tennessee death row prisoner Byron Black to ask court Monday to disable defibrillator before execution. fox17.com/news/local/h... @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social @kelleyjhenry.bsky.social @stacyrector.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Tennessee death row inmate asks court to disable defibrillator before execution

A Davidson County judge held what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind hearing over how the state will handle the scheduled execution of Byron Black.

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Utah death row prisoner Ralph Menzies, set for execution, asks for clemency. ksl.com/article/5134... @kslcom.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Death row inmate set for execution asks for clemency

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies, who is set to be executed Sept. 5, are seeking clemency from the state parole board, citing his mental health and comments from an initial judge.

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Attorneys for Ralph Menzies seek clemency, ask death penalty to be commuted to life sentence. abc4.com/news/local-n... @abc4utah.bsky.social #Utah #deathpenalty

Alabama lawmaker seeks to broaden already expansive death penalty statute by adding a 22nd basis to seek death. wdhn.com/news/alabama... @eji.org @alabamaarise.bsky.social

Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case. texasobserver.org/robert-rober... @texasobserver.org @michellepitcher.bsky.social @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #Texas #deathpenalty

Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case

The new date comes after Ken Paxton took over the case that could lead to the nation's first execution based on the contested diagnosis.

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'Texans should be outraged': Execution back on for death-row prisoner who has strong innocence claims. usatoday.com/story/news/n... @usatoday.com @texasdefender.bsky.social @wtiusa.bsky.social @innocenceproject.bsky.social @cifsjustice.org #RobertRoberson #deathpenalty

Timothy Fletcher was originally sentenced to death despite a nonunanimous 8-4 jury vote. In his resentencing, the new jury found no mitigating circumstances and the judge imposed death. The court affirmed. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/down... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

Robert Dunham@rdunhamdp.bsky.social · last yr.

The Florida Supreme Court has issued opinions affirming the convictions and sentences of three death-row prisoners. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions/Mos... @fadp.bsky.social #TimothyFletcher #DonaldWilliams #ToneyDavis #deathpenalty

The Florida Supreme Court has issued opinions affirming the convictions and sentences of three death-row prisoners. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions/Mos... @fadp.bsky.social #TimothyFletcher #DonaldWilliams #ToneyDavis #deathpenalty

Florida has executed Michael Bell. Death was pronounced at 6:25 p.m. Eastern. He was the 26th execution in 2025. 25 of those executions have been in jurisdictions that, as states or territories, practiced slavery. @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Michael Bell's petitions for review and applications to stay tonight's execution in Florida. supremecourt.gov/orders/court... supremecourt.gov/orders/court... @fadp.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @8thamendment.org #deathpenalty

His petition for writ of certiorari asks SCOTUS to review the Florida federal court’s refusal to consider new evidence that prosecutors had wrongfully withheld in his case. Here’s a link to the petition. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #MichaelBell #deathpenalty

Robert Dunham@rdunhamdp.bsky.social · last yr.

Yesterday, Michael Bell’s lawyers filed a second petition asking SCOTUS to stay today’s scheduled execution to review his case. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

Yesterday, Michael Bell’s lawyers filed a second petition asking SCOTUS to stay today’s scheduled execution to review his case. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

Florida Supreme Court also affirms Steven Wolf's death sentence. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/florida-su... @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Florida Supreme Court affirms Steven Wolf's death sentence

On Thursday, as part of its regular release of opinions, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Steven Wolf’s sentence of death of direct appeal.

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Robert Dunham@rdunhamdp.bsky.social · last yr.

Florida Supreme Court affirms Michael Jones' death sentence. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/florida-su... @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Florida Supreme Court affirms Michael Jones' death sentence. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/florida-su... @fadp.bsky.social #deathpenalty

Florida Supreme Court affirms Michael Jones' death sentence

On Thursday, as part of its regular release of opinions, the Florida Supreme Court affirmed Michael W. Jones' sentence of death of direct appeal.

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On July 10, Michael Bell’s lawyers filed this petition in the U.S. Supreme Court asking the Court to review his case. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

Robert Dunham@rdunhamdp.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is an update on the status of Michael Bell’s filings in the U.S. Supreme Court in advance of tomorrow’s scheduled execution. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

Here is an update on the status of Michael Bell’s filings in the U.S. Supreme Court in advance of tomorrow’s scheduled execution. supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

From the Tracking Florida's Death penalty substack — Michael Bell Warrant: Petition filed at U.S. Supreme Court. fladeathpenalty.substack.com/p/bell-warra... @fadp.bsky.social #Florida #deathpenalty

BELL WARRANT: Petition filed at U.S. Supreme Court

Michael Bell's execution is scheduled for July 15 at 6:00 p.m. On Thursday, Bell, through his attorneys, filed a petition for writ of certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row. themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/f... @themarshallproject.org @fadp.bsky.social #MichaelBell #deathpenalty

Dozens of Teens From Abusive Florida School Ended Up on Death Row

Michael Bell, set to be executed Tuesday, is among at least 34 boys from the Dozier School later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?

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A divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld the denial of habeas corpus relief for Arizona death-row prisoner Tracy Hampton. cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/op... @azdeathpenalty.bsky.social #deathpenalty

A split panel of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has put the death penalty back on the table in the Guantanamo 9/11 trial, upholding then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's revocation of the GTMO plea deals. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/doc... @gitmowatch.bsky.social

World death penalty news — A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets. Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’ www.wsj.com/world/middle... @wsj.com @jmalsin.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org @assoecpm.bsky.social

A Syrian Death Factory Gives Up Its Secrets

Under the Assad regime, Saydnaya prison became a mass-killing machine; ‘a symbol of shame for the whole world.’

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‘A firewall’: Delaware lawmakers approve first leg of amendment removing death penalty from state constitution. whyy.org/articles/del... @whyy.org @aclude.bsky.social @padp.bsky.social

Delaware lawmakers vote to remove death penalty from state Constitution

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

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