death sentence
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s grant of clemency to the 548 people under a death sentence in his state is a singular event in the history of America’s death penalty.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
However, it has not carried out a death sentence for two decades, even as courts continue to impose the penalty on those convicted of murder and other serious crimes.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Pike's lawyers are seeking to have Pike's death sentence commuted to a lesser punishment of life in prison without parole.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
But Texas prosecutors recently notified the court they won’t seek a death sentence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. representative at the U.N., wrote a letter saying that his government would do everything it could to prevent a death sentence.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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