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Idaho’s $200,000 in execution drugs expire in latest setback to death penalty
IDOC spent years trying to find lethal injection drugs, only to have their use-by date lapse while contending with delays, ...
AP and others challenge an Indiana law barring reporters from witnessing executions
The Associated Press and four other media organizations have filed a federal lawsuit in Indiana seeking media access to the ...
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State wrongly shields details on executions
If the state of Indiana moves forward with the execution of convicted murderer Benjamin Ritchie on May 20 as planned, the ...
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Kris Cundiff: Indiana execution procedure gives ultimate punishment behind a veil of secrecy
If the state of Indiana moves forward with the execution of convicted murderer Benjamin Ritchie on May 20 as planned, the ...
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Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate
Whether death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie will be executed on May 20 is now up to the state parole board and Gov. Mike Braun.
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Indiana death row inmate seeks SCOTUS intervention weeks before scheduled execution
Lawyers for convicted murderer Benjamin Ritchie want to delay the May 20 execution so they can present new evidence.
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‘A monster running loose in the countryside.’ Clemency hearings end for Indiana death row inmate
One week before Benjamin Ritchie’s scheduled execution, family and friends of slain Beech Grove law enforcement officer ...
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Toney’s widow gave said emotional testimony Monday
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The family of fallen Beech Grove Police Officer Bill Toney called for justice and the full execution of ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Texas Senator’s Bill Mandates Death Penalty For Illegal Immigrant Killers
Jim Justice and Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks. “Illegal immigrants who murder American citizens deserve the death penalty,” Banks told the DCNF in a statement. “I fully support codifying ...