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Kavahn Mansouri
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Today the
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held a memorial for Honesty Bishop, who
@katiereports.bsky.social
and I wrote about last year. She would have been 34. Her story is tragic and unbelievable, but her strength led to the end of the very Missouri prison policy that tormented her.
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For 2,000 days, a prisoner's pleas from solitary were ignored. Now Missouri is changing its policy
Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Missouri prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.
https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2025-08-21/missouri-prison-hiv-transgender-solitary-policy
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The Marshall Project
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The Marshall Project - St. Louis spoke to over 40 people who have worked or lived at the prison. They reported rampant problems: going weeks without medication, a lack of medical attention in solitary confinement and monthslong waits to get treatment or follow-up appointments for serious issues.
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Nurses Say There’s a Lack of Care at Missouri Prison, Blame Contractor
Current and former employees at Jefferson City Correctional Center say the shortage is causing unrest. They blame the state’s contractor, Centurion Health.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/08/nursing-shortage-jeffersoncity-prison-missouri?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
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During Lance Shockley’s final moments in Missouri’s execution chamber in October 2025, he wanted his daughter, an ordained minister, by his side as his spiritual adviser. But the Missouri Department of Corrections refused Shockley his chosen spiritual adviser, and he died alone.
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How Have States Handled Spiritual Advisers in the Execution Chamber?
“We’re talking about constitutional rights in someone’s dying moments,” one advocate said.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/08/spiritual-advisers-executions-missouri?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
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Yesterday, Lance Shockley was executed in Missouri. His two daughters attended the execution. The experiences of children with parents on death row are often forgotten when it comes to capital punishment. Of the past 10 people who have faced execution in Missouri, at least six had children.
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Their Dads Faced Execution in Missouri. Their Grief Lives on.
One woman copes with her father’s impending execution in Missouri, while two others share their experiences of losing a parent to capital punishment.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/14/missouri-children-of-executed?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Lance Shockley has been executed in Missouri. Officials said his time of death was 6:13 p.m.
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Lance Shockley is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. in Missouri. The Department of Corrections has released his final statement:
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The Marshall Project
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The experiences of children with parents on death row are often forgotten when it comes to capital punishment. No organization tracks information on this particular group. Of the past 10 people who have faced execution in Missouri, at least six had children.
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Their Dads Faced Execution in Missouri. Their Grief Lives on.
One woman copes with her father’s impending execution in Missouri, while two others share their experiences of losing a parent to capital punishment.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/14/missouri-children-of-executed?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Kavahn Mansouri
5 months ago
Essential reading for Missourians from
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/18/m...
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Missouri Police Officers Often Stay Licensed After Serious Misconduct
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/18/missouri-police-officer-misconduct-database
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The Marshall Project
5 months ago
Two St. Louis police officers hit a handcuffed man and shocked him with a Taser. A deputy in southwest MO was convicted of assaulting another deputy’s wife. They kept their Missouri police licenses and are still working as officers, despite being brought before a state discipline board.
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Missouri Police Officers Often Stay Licensed After Serious Misconduct
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/18/missouri-police-officer-misconduct-database?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
5 months ago
Bobby Bostic was only 18 when he was sentenced to 241 years behind bars. To his surprise, weeds, water and soil put the St. Louis native on the path to healing.
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Life Inside, Remixed: How I Found Peace in the Prison Garden
Bobby Bostic was only 18 when he was sentenced to 241 years behind bars. To his surprise, weeds, water and soil put the St. Louis native on the path to healing.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/10/11/animation-inside-story-life-inside-bostic?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
5 months ago
Sandy Hemme spent 43 years behind bars. Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, Missouri's attorney general tried to send her back. The state’s legal and political systems often resist admitting error even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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Woman’s Case Spotlights Missouri’s Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/missouri-wrongful-conviction-sandra-hemme?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
5 months ago
"Bishop was allowed out of her cell — shackled — for one hour, three days a week, according to the lawsuit. She did not have access to a phone, classes or a job. She particularly missed TV and radio because she loved music. Beyoncé was her favorite artist."
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For 2,000 Days, Her Pleas From Solitary Were Ignored. Now, Missouri Is Changing Its Policy.
Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/21/missouri-prison-hiv-solitary-policy?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Home • Missouri Independent
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New Missouri law means state is no longer allowed to seize assets of prison inmates
One of the most-watched bills approved by Missouri lawmakers this year put the state back in control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. The police takeover provisions made the bill one of the most controversial of the session, and sparked a lawsuit, set for trial Nov. 5. But tucked inside, and noticed only by […]
https://missouriindependent.com/2025/08/25/missouri-law-seize-assets-prison/
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
Honesty Bishop could hear the screams of other people in solitary confinement. Sometimes it was so cold in her cell, she could see her breath. She dealt with scabies and mold. Missouri is one of three states that singles out people with HIV, like Bishop, when it comes to solitary confinement.
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For 2,000 Days, Her Pleas From Solitary Were Ignored. Now, Missouri Is Changing Its Policy.
Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/21/missouri-prison-hiv-solitary-policy?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case was once used by the Clinton administration to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland. In mid-July, the 69-year-old fled the U.S. rather than risk detention. “I would bite the dust in an ICE holding cell,” Morrison told The Marshall Project - St. Louis.
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Former Irish Republican Army Soldier Self-Deports, Says He’d Die in an ICE Holding Cell
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/04/ice-trump-ireland-self-deport?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
In St. Louis, over half of the homicides between 2014 and 2023 went unsolved. The Marshall Project and St. Louis Public Radio spent time with six of the families who have yet to see justice, asking what they’ll always remember about their loved one and how they want the community to remember them.
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Unsolved, Not Forgotten: Families Recall Loved Ones in Joy Over Pain
These families have yet to see justice in the deaths of their loved ones. Amid the grief, they are fighting to keep their memories from fading.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/05/remember-me?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
There’s a question of whether forcing people to endure extreme temperatures without relief or remedy constitutes extreme or unusual punishment, in violation of their civil rights. The bigger question: What will be done?
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These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.
A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/extreme-heat-lawsuit-missouri-prisons-solitary-confinement?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
Under the Death in Custody Reporting Act, the government is supposed to track how many people die in law enforcement custody — but the data is a mess.
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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Government Know How Many People Die in Custody?
Under the Death in Custody Reporting Act, the government is supposed to track how many people die in law enforcement custody — but the data is a mess.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/07/deaths-in-custody-reporting-act-problems?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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"While many of their cases have gone quiet, each family is still fighting to keep their child’s memory alive. Drawing inspiration from photos, videos, and family interviews, local artist Cbabi Bayoc created vibrant portraits imbued with traces of each young person’s life and values."
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Unsolved, Not Forgotten: Families Recall Loved Ones in Joy Over Pain
These families have yet to see justice in the deaths of their loved ones. Amid the grief, they are fighting to keep their memories from fading.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/05/remember-me?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
6 months ago
Sandy Hemme spent 43 years behind bars. Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, Missouri's attorney general tried to send her back. The state’s legal and political systems often resist admitting error even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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Woman’s Case Spotlights Missouri’s Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/missouri-wrongful-conviction-sandra-hemme?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
8 months ago
Twelve jurors had found Marvin Rice guilty of murder. But they could not unanimously agree on whether he should live or die. Missouri is one of two states where a judge gets the final say when jurors can’t agree on the punishment — even when they vote 11 to 1 for life, as they had in Rice’s case.
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Judges Can Impose Death in Missouri. The State Law Makes It an Outlier.
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/06/26/missouri-death-penalty-judges?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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St. Louis Public Radio
8 months ago
St. Louis-area immigration advocates rallied in downtown St. Louis against the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard.
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Photos: St. Louis protests growing ICE raids and military deployment
The protest joins the nationwide chorus of residents pushing back on the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts and the subsequent federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-06-11/photos-st-louis-ice-national-guard-protest-immigration
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The Marshall Project
8 months ago
Our local reporters looked at jails in three cities that flout local, state, and federal directives requiring access to natural light and time outside. The effects can range from depression and sleep disorders to osteoporosis and high blood pressure.
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Months Without Sunshine: The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/21/sunlight-jail-conditions-stlouis-cleveland-jackson?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
8 months ago
We’ve compiled guidance on key issues for anyone reporting on the legal system — from styles and standards to FOIA requests.
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Resources to Power Your Criminal Justice Reporting
We’ve compiled guidance on key issues for anyone covering the legal system — from styles and standards to FOIA requests.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/07/25/local-criminal-justice-reporting-resources?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
8 months ago
People in solitary confinement lack even the most basic means to regulate their temperature or seek help in an increasingly dangerous environment.
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These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.
A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/extreme-heat-lawsuit-missouri-prisons-solitary-confinement?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Keri Blakinger
9 months ago
"Nobody wants to be in law enforcement. It’s dying," one Missouri sheriff told
@themarshallproject.org
. Now, he thinks, ICE contracts could be what saves it... Such a well-written story:
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/19/i...
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Rural Missouri Jails Want ICE Contracts. An Immigrant’s Death Shows the Risks.
As cash-strapped jails rush in for ICE contracts, one man’s death shows the complexity and risk of detaining immigrants.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/19/ice-detention-rural-missouri-jails?utm_campaign=opening-statement&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=4058-profiting-from-immigration-detention&utm_source=TMP-Newsletter&utm_campaign=7acabae2c2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_19_10_44&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5e02cdad9d-7acabae2c2-174426561
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The Marshall Project
9 months ago
Without air conditioning, these Missouri prisons are “brutally hot.” In solitary, it’s worse.
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These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.
A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/extreme-heat-lawsuit-missouri-prisons-solitary-confinement?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
9 months ago
“That place is like a basement... Now that I’m home, [my family has] been asking me why I keep waking up at night,” says someone who was detained for over four years. Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – despite their own policies on it.
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Months Without Sunshine: The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/21/sunlight-jail-conditions-stlouis-cleveland-jackson?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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The Marshall Project
10 months ago
Sandy Hemme spent 43 years behind bars. Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, Missouri's attorney general tried to send her back. The state’s legal and political systems often resist admitting error even in the face of overwhelming evidence.
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Woman’s Case Spotlights Missouri’s Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/missouri-wrongful-conviction-sandra-hemme?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Here’s how a St. Louis jail facility built for progress has become a mirror of the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.
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St. Louis’ Endless Struggle With Jail Reform
A facility built for progress reflects ‘decades of neglect’ and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/21/st-louis-justice-center-jail-reform?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Jonathan Shorman
10 months ago
A Wyandotte County judge strongly questioned Kansas’ death penalty but stopped short of striking it down on Wednesday in a decision that could help spur future challenges to capital punishment in the state.
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Judge questions ‘propriety’ of Kansas death penalty law in KC-area murder case
Wyandotte County Judge Bill Klapper didn’t strike down Kansas’ death penalty law but appeared highly skeptical of it.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article304347581.html#storylink=cpy
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It took Sandra Hemme 43 years to clear her name in Missouri, a state where legal & political systems often resist admitting error even in the face of overwhelming evidence. “I felt so light that it was hard to explain,” she said of her release.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/m...
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Woman’s Case Spotlights Missouri’s Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/missouri-wrongful-conviction-sandra-hemme
10 months ago
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St. Louis Public Radio
12 months ago
The national investigative outlet announced the opening of a St. Louis branch focused on uncovering problems in the criminal justice system in the bi-state area.
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The Marshall Project's new St. Louis newsroom aims to ‘shine a light’ on local justice system
The national investigative outlet announced the opening of a St. Louis branch focused on uncovering problems in the criminal justice system in the bi-state area.
https://www.stlpr.org/law-order/2025-02-11/marshall-project-newsroom-st-louis-justice-system-missouri
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The Washington Post
about 1 year ago
President Biden said 37 of the 40 people on federal death row will serve life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The remaining three men, whose crimes included mass killings and acts of terrorism, will remain on death row.
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What to know about Biden’s death row commutations and what happens next
Opponents of capital punishment had urged the president to commute death row sentences before Donald Trump — who promised to restart federal executions — takes office.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/23/biden-commutes-death-row-sentences-explained/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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The Kansas City Star
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Breaking news: Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has commuted the prison sentence of former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City officer ever convicted of killing a Black man.
www.kansascity.com/news/local/c...
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An 80-year-old convicted of killing his wife in Blue Springs won't get a new trial after a judge ruled his appeal relied on evidence already denied by the courts and his testimony had “limited credibility.” Ken Middleton's attorney said they'll appeal.
www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article296168029.html
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Christopher Collings allegedly confessed to murdering a girl to a police chief in Missouri. He's scheduled to be executed Dec. 3. His attorneys say the chief lied about his own past crimes. And, the girl's stepfather confessed; he was freed in 2015.
www.kansascity.com/news/state/m...
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https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article295608894.html
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