Former President Trump is hoping to expand the use of the federal death penalty. Potential plans include new crimes to be considered, televised executions, and banned methods (eg. firing squad and hanging). Trump’s first presidential tenure saw the execution of thirteen prisoners — four times the rate of executions since 1963.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-death-penalty-firing-squad-executions-1234679447/

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Friends against the #DeathPenalty, won't you join me in writing a petition to Gov. Michael Parson of Miss. to stop the execution of Amber (warrant for Scott) McLaughlin? Her trial resulted in a hung jury. Because Missouri is one of two states where the judge can impose a death sentence despite a hung jury, she is scheduled to die on 3 Jan 2023. Gov. Parson is currently reviewing the case.

Learn more: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article270118432.html

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Well past time to end the #deathpenalty. #deathpenaltyabolition

https://news.yahoo.com/death-penalty-botched-executions-record-number-report-181554810.html

@chrisgeidner it's good but it's amazing that lethal state vengeance is still a thing in a 21st century democracy. #deathpenaltyabolition

Hooray! Oregon has commuted the sentence for everyone on its death row! No-one is under a sentence of death in #Oregon any more. This is great news!

Governor Kate Brown commuted the sentences of the seventeen people on death row to life without parole. She said, "I have long believed that justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people—even if a terrible crime placed them in prison..."

https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=76509

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LEGAL CONSIDERATION, DEATH PENALTY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF CRIMINAL LAW AND BUDDHISM IN INDONESIA | http://iss.internationaljournallabs.com/index.php/iss/article/download/337/334 | Honored to be cited in this article! #buddhism #punishment #deathpenaltyabolition #philosophy @philosophy

In November, five people were executed in the USA.
In December, two more executions are planned.

It's wrong. It has to stop. It can be stopped.

#EndTheDeathPenalty. Resentence those already on death row. No more executions.

#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #DeathPenaltyAbolition

#Introduction: Originally a #Midwest farmgirl (IA) now in #TN, after college/work had me up in WI, and out in DC and Philly. I have a master's in #criminology and am a passionate #socialjustice advocate currently working in #laborrights mov't, but particularly interested in/have worked in #cjreform, #deathpenaltyabolition, #civilrights, #healthcare access, #antiracism, #counterextremism and #progressivepolitics. Exp in admin support, comms, and organizing, I love #dogs, #coffee, and #democracy.

The #DeathPenalty is barbaric and should be done away with completely. I've believed this for a while. This just reinforces that belief.

How working on prison executions harms people and changes their views : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/16/1136796857/death-penalty-executions-prison

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In the next two months, the USA plans to execute 8 people. It's wrong. The USA can be better than this.

#EndTheDeathPenalty. Resentence those already on death row. No more executions.

#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #DeathPenaltyAbolition

Graphics attribution: Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide.