Kat Stromquist
Stories
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Death row executions are up to 44 this year — the highest in over a decade
Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.
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Louisiana is locked in a legal battle over its planned execution of a death row inmate
Louisiana has hit a roadblock in its plan to resume executions after a 15-year pause. At issue is the method -- death by nitrogen gas -- an which has been used only a handful of times in Alabama and puts one religious group in particular on edge.