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The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether 18 to 21 year-olds should receive the death penalty. This was during a special hearing in…
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The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that part of Kentucky’s death law in unconstitutional.The decision stems from a case involving a man convicted of…
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After decades of defending capital punishment, some conservative Republicans are walking away from the death penalty.In Kentucky, lawmakers such as Rep.…
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A nationwide debate on the execution of mentally ill death row prisoners erupted across the country after a federal appeals court last week granted a…
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Priest and abolitionist Father Patrick Delahanty says he thinks Kentucky could be the next southern state to abolish the death penalty. Delahanty says…
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Two Kentucky lawmakers have introduced bills that would eliminate the death penalty and replace it with life without parole.Democratic Sen. Gerald Neal of…
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A Democratic state lawmaker will be pushing legislation in the upcoming legislative session to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky. Representative Carl…
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Critics of Kentucky's proposed new death penalty method have asked officials to make multiple changes to how executions are carried out now that the state…