(CNN) — The death penalty will soon be no more in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation on Monday abolishing the death penalty, making Colorado the 22nd state to do so. He also commuted the sentences of three men on death row. Robert Ray, Sir Mario Owens and Nathan Dunlap will now serve life in prison without the possibility […]
Attorney General William Barr has ordered the reinstatement of the federal death penalty after a 16-year pause, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Barr also directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to schedule the executions of five death-row inmates convicted of murder, the Justice Department said in a news release. The executions are slated to […]
A man who landed on California’s Death Row for gunning down a Garden Grove police officer and wounding two others who were trying to arrest him on drug and assault allegations has died in prison, state officials announced Monday. John George Brown, 71, was found unresponsive in his cell at 6:18 p.m. Sunday, and he […]
The top prosecutors for Riverside and Orange counties Thursday joined relatives of murder victims whose killers are on California’s Death Row, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to immediately end his “intolerable” moratorium on executions and honor the will of the people. “This isn’t just about the death penalty. This is about the rule of law,” […]
California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new DNA tests that a condemned inmate says could clear him in a 35-year-old quadruple murder case, which has drawn national attention. On Monday, Brown ordered tests of four pieces of evidence that Kevin Cooper and his attorneys say will show he was framed for the 1983 Chino Hills hatchet […]
“This is why we rescue.” It’s a fitting caption for a photo melting animal lovers’ hearts across the country – A beagle once on the brink of euthanasia seen snuggling next to its rescuer on an inspiring “freedom ride.” They’re the words of an Ohio shelter founder who help saved Gregory the dog from death […]
