Ohio's Death Penalty Moratorium Didn't Last Very Long

The state of Ohio plans to execute convicted killer Mark Wiles on Wednesday, ending an unofficial ban on the practice that lasted all of six months.

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It's Way Too Easy to Become an Expert Witness in Forensics

This is how I -- a journalism graduate student with no background in forensics -- became certified as a "Forensic Consultant" by one of the field's largest professional groups.

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China Will Stop Harvesting Prisoners' Dirty Organs

China's doing the right thing by phasing out organ donations from prisoners on death row, but the official reason for the move just makes the government seem more heartless and brutal, not less.

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Oregon's Governor Halts Executions in His State

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Waiting for A DNA Test, Scheduled To Die on Wednesday

A death row inmate in Texas has sought DNA testing that he says will exonerate him, but he is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday.

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One Thousand Mourn at A Funeral for Troy Davis

The convicted cop-killer who maintained his innocence was buried in Savannah

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Troy Davis Executed After Supreme Court Declines to Intervene

The death sentence was served at 11:08 p.m.

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The Other Execution Scheduled for Tonight

Few are protesting the death sentence of white supremacist Lawrence Brewer

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Texas Inmate Ate Last Meal Before Learning He Wouldn't Die

The Supreme Court ordered a stay 90 minutes after the execution was scheduled

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The Lasting Effects of Humberto Leal Garcia's Execution

Humberto Leal Garcia Jr. is dead, but the ramifications will be felt for a long time

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Texas Execution Broke International Law, Says U.N. Official

A Mexican citizen executed on Thursday was not offered help from his consulate

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Obama Administration Looks to Delay Texas Execution

Lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to put the execution of Humberto Leal Garcia on hold

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Each Execution Has Cost California $308 Million Since 1978

A new study concludes the death penalty has cost the state a total of $4 billion

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Emailing for a Banned Execution Drug: He Said to Say Hello to You :)

Looking through the email trail of state prison officials seeking to circumvent the DEA

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Texas Won't Debut Its New Lethal-Injection Cocktail Just Yet

The Supreme Court has granted Cleve Foster a temporary stay of execution

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Five Best Friday Columns

On Qaddafi's narcissism, women taking voting for granted, and why the death penalty should go

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Disappearance of Lethal Injection Drug Does Not Halt Executions

States have begun using pentobarbital--previously used to euthanize animals--instead

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Comment of the Day: The Truth About Illinois Executions

What executions is Pat Quinn stopping?

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What Illinois Can Learn From New Mexico About the Death Penalty

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to abolish capital punishment on Wednesday

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