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Executions have historically been carried out with at least some public scrutiny, from public hangings in the town square to lethal injections in prisons witnessed by journalists.

Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8

Read full article: Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8

Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The state is running out of inmates to execute.

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There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US. That's the most in decades

Read full article: There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US. That's the most in decades

Death row inmates in five separate states were set to be put to death in the span of one week.

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ROBIN MAHER

Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy, prompting new pushes for public oversight

Missouri's death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8

There are 5 executions set over a week's span in the US. That's the most in decades