death row inmates
Coverage of death row inmates in the Nexus archive.
- Some Iranian prisoners facing execution reportedly sew lips shut amid hunger strike
Over 1,500 death row prisoners in a Tehran area prison have been on a two-week hunger strike, with some reportedly sewing their lips shut. A video from the facility shows inmates chanting 'Be our voice' during the protest.
- 2 executions scheduled for same day in Florida for the first time in more than 60 years
Florida is set to execute two death row inmates on the same day for the first time in over 60 years, following the lifting of a stay for a former police officer who was scheduled to be executed earlier this year.
- Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida
Florida is executing three of its oldest death row inmates consecutively, with each inmate older than the previous. The article raises questions about the appropriateness of executing aging prisoners.
- Inside Idaho’s new $1.2M execution chamber — where 8 inmates await death by firing squad
Idaho has adopted the firing squad as its default method for the death penalty, with eight death row inmates awaiting execution. The state has built a new $1.2 million execution chamber for this purpose.
- The hellhole jail where Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews claims he has been held - where Dubai sends its rapists and death row inmates to rot
Lee Andrews, husband of Katie Price, claims he has been detained in a Dubai jail described as a 'hellhole' where rapists and death row inmates are held. The facility is portrayed as a place of severe punishment.
- Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees
A legal maneuver typically used for death row inmates and suspected terrorists is now being employed by immigrant detainees, who have overwhelmed California's federal courts with thousands of petitions. The Trump administration is holding ICE detainees despite court orders for their release, prompting judicial frustration.