United States 2020
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News on United States in 2020
DECEMBER 30, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - California. Samuel Little died. He was serving life sentences
The FBI has called Little "the most prolific serial killer in the history of the United States"
- DECEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Architects against the construction of torture sites and death chambers.
USA - Architects against the construction of torture sites and death chambers.
DECEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Ohio. Romell Broom, who survived execution attempt, dies. COVID suspected.
USA - Ohio. Romell Broom, who survived execution attempt, dies. COVID suspected.
DECEMBER 26, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Stay of Lisa Montgomery’s execution.
USA - Federal. Stay of Lisa Montgomery’s execution.
- DECEMBER 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Published the latest edition of "Death Row USA", updated to 1 October 2020
2,553 death row prisoners.
DECEMBER 16, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Penalty Information Center “Year End Report”
USA - Death Penalty Information Center “Year End Report”
DECEMBER 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alfred Bourgeois was executed in the Terre Haute federal penitentiary
It is the last execution of the year in the United States, the 17th.
- DECEMBER 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Military. Death sentences imposed on Major Nidal Hasan upheld
USA - Military. Death sentences imposed on Major Nidal Hasan upheld
DECEMBER 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
USA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
DECEMBER 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 8 Federal Execution Team Members Test Positive for COVID-19 After Orlando Hall Execution.
USA - 8 Federal Execution Team Members Test Positive for COVID-19 After Orlando Hall Execution.
DECEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - "Death Penalty Action": Voices of Opposition to Federal Executions Grow Louder
USA - "Death Penalty Action": Voices of Opposition to Federal Executions Grow Louder
- DECEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 49,883 inmateshad tested positive, and at least 1,657 prisoners have died from the coronavirus
USA - 49,883 inmateshad tested positive, and at least 1,657 prisoners have died from the coronavirus
- DECEMBER 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
USA - Intellectually Disabled Defendants of Color, Foreign Nationals Disproportionately Subject to the Death Penalty.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
NOVEMBER 24, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Gallup Poll: Public Support for the Death Penalty Lowest in a Half-Century.
USA - Gallup Poll: Public Support for the Death Penalty Lowest in a Half-Century.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Kim Kardashian visits death row inmate Julius Jones.
USA - Oklahoma. Kim Kardashian visits death row inmate Julius Jones.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 1,450 inmates and 98 agents died of Covid-19 in US prisons.
USA - 1,450 inmates and 98 agents died of Covid-19 in US prisons.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Judge Delays Federal Execution Of Lisa Montgomery
USA - Judge Delays Federal Execution Of Lisa Montgomery
NOVEMBER 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
USA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
NOVEMBER 13, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Lawyers for Lisa Montgomery Contract COVID-19 During Prison Visits, Seek Stay of Execution.
USA - Federal. Lawyers for Lisa Montgomery Contract COVID-19 During Prison Visits, Seek Stay of Execution.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Bill Pelke, a pioneer of US abolitionism, and a friend of Hands Off Cain, died.
USA - Bill Pelke, a pioneer of US abolitionism, and a friend of Hands Off Cain, died.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - United Nations. U.S. Death Penalty Criticized by U.N. Human Rights Council.
USA - United Nations. U.S. Death Penalty Criticized by U.N. Human Rights Council.
OCTOBER 16, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Reuters study suggests over 3,000 deaths a year in US prisons.
USA - Reuters study suggests over 3,000 deaths a year in US prisons.
OCTOBER 15, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Published the latest edition of "Death Row USA" updated to 1 July 2020.
USA - Published the latest edition of "Death Row USA" updated to 1 July 2020.
OCTOBER 7, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Islamic State 'Beatles' in court over US hostages' deaths.
USA - Islamic State 'Beatles' in court over US hostages' deaths.
- OCTOBER 5, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The 2020–2021 U.S. Supreme Court term opened, declining to review more than 30 death-penalty cases.
USA - The 2020–2021 U.S. Supreme Court term opened, declining to review more than 30 death-penalty cases.
OCTOBER 4, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Military. Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial.
USA - Military. Another judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial.
OCTOBER 3, 2020Vatican CityDEATH PENALTYUSA - Vatican City. New Papal Encyclical Tells Catholics There is ‘No Stepping Back’ From Opposition to Death Penalty.
USA - Vatican City. New Papal Encyclical Tells Catholics There is ‘No Stepping Back’ From Opposition to Death Penalty.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - The Department of Justice released "Capital Punishment, 2018"
USA - The Department of Justice released "Capital Punishment, 2018"
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - William Emmett LeCroy was executed today in the federal system.
USA - William Emmett LeCroy was executed today in the federal system.