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Capital Punishment

Kim Kardashian Shares Some Of Brandon Bernard's Last Words
"Brandon wanted me to tell every single person who worked on his behalf supporting him in any way a huge thank you," the celebrity and advocate tweeted.
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Trump Administration Executes Brandon Bernard After Jurors Plead For His Life
Bernard was an accomplice to a crime at age 18. He is the ninth person to be executed as part of the Trump administration's end-of-office killing spree.
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This Is How Trumps Executions Are Spreading The Coronavirus In The US
The government admitted in a buried footnote of a court filing that "some" key staffers contracted COVID-19 after the last execution.
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Trumps Cruel And Unusual Parting Gift: A Spree Of Federal Executions
The US government is still executing people, despite objections that such events spread the coronavirus and strip prisoners of their right to counsel.
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Sydney Woman Facing Death Penalty For Drug Trafficking Wins Appeal
Though Maria Exposto was sentenced to hang, the government has currently placed a moratorium on executions.
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