Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates on the same day this week. That would make Thursday the first time in nearly 16 years that three executions occur on the same day in the U.S. Robin Maher from the Death Penalty Information Center notes that a small number of states drive execution numbers. Tennessee plans to execute Anthony Darrell Hines, three months after the attempted execution of another inmate was called off because of a problem inserting an IV. Alabama is set to execute Jeremy Williams, who waived his appeals, for the 2021 murder of a 5-year-old girl. Oklahoma plans to execute Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez for the 2003 murder of his girlfriend.
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The legislation seeks to add capital punishment to the list of penalties prohibited under the Delaware Constitution. Lawmakers say the new amendment aims to prevent its return.
Lawmakers in the senate have passed the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would permanently ban the death penalty in the state.
Organizers say the bill represents a historic opportunity to enshrine the death penalty ban in the state constitution, offering a layer of protection against future reinstatement efforts.
