death penalty
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Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy told MPs the King had granted the pardon, saying that the death penalty had been replaced with a sentence of life imprisonment.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"While the pardon does not claim she was innocent of killing David Blakely, it replaces the death penalty with a sentence of life imprisonment to recognise a profound injustice in this exceptional case," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Prosecutors seeking the death penalty in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk began laying out their evidence Monday as they push for a murder trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The quicker, louder method may be more humane—and it may force us to confront what it means to keep the death penalty.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
It had been converted, following the abolition of the death penalty in New York State, to a vocational building with modest print, drafting, woodworking, welding, and small-engine shops.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
