capital punishment
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While capital punishment has not been abolished in Uganda, it is rarely carried out, with the last recorded case taking place in 2005.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The Justice Department also reauthorized single-drug lethal injections in an effort to expedite capital punishment cases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Prosecutors have yet to decide if they will seek capital punishment in the case.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Nowhere has this been more clearly on display than in the world of capital punishment.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
