Militants Publish Photos of Mass Slaughter in Iraq

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 15, 2014 As the Iraqi government moved to strengthen its defenses Sunday, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters executing dozens of Iraqi soldiers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texas Halts Execution of Robert James Campbell at Eleventh Hour

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2014 A court in Texas halted an execution Tuesday with just hours to spare of a convicted murderer who had appealed on grounds he suffered intellectual disabilities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deadly Bloopers

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Creative Execution

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 8, 2014 I would still be opposed to the death penalty if we executed prisoners by tickling them to death. Dig deeper

Death Penalty Report Cites Value of Taping Interrogations

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2014 A report advocating death penalty reforms finds that false confessions in capital cases can be limited by recording the questioning of suspects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Oliver on Why America Needs to Finish Off the Death Penalty

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 6, 2014 The "Daily Show" veteran's new Sunday night show "Last Week Tonight" was only two episodes into its first season on HBO when the comedian was forced to tackle a doozy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Botched Execution

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U.S. Inmate ‘Tortured’ in Botched Execution

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2014 A U.S. death row inmate writhed in agony and mumbled incoherently in a botched execution using untested drugs, before dying of a heart attack 40 minutes into the ordeal, news reports said. The prisoner, Clayton Lockett, is shown above left. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Texas Death Row Inmate: ‘Slavery’ Endures in Jails Around America

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2014 In what he says may be his "final statement on Earth," Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper offers a plainly devastating take on the American judicial system and on Texas' bizarre law of parties, which allows the state to execute him even though he didn't commit murder. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Instability Surmised as North Korea Executes Kim Jong Un’s Uncle

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 14, 2013 Kim Jong Un's government executed the leader's uncle for treason on charges of plotting a coup, attempting to reform the currency, distributing pornography and more, and experts are divided over whether the violence indicates Kim "was consolidating his power ruthlessly -- or that powerful groups within the elite were jockeying for power," The Guardian reports. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Has to Decide Whether to Hang a Man — for the Second Time

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 23, 2013 A convicted drug smuggler was pronounced dead after hanging from the gallows for 12 minutes, but his family discovered in the morgue that he was still breathing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Larry Flynt

BLANK Oct 20, 2013 The man who made his fortune selling pictures of naked women demonstrates virtue unmatched by most of his peers by writing against the planned execution of the man who left him paralyzed. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )