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How the Death Penalty Is Returning to Presidential Politics

Trump and DeSantis want to make it easier to execute people, and Biden could face a rush of clemency requests from federal death row.

Closing Argument • 04.22.2023

‘Bad Seed’: Two Generations, Two Terrible Crimes

Part Two of the “Violation” podcast explores whether violence runs in families and what should happen to kids who commit murder.

Violation • 03.29.2023

The Mercy Workers

For three decades, a little-known group of “mitigation specialists” has helped save death-penalty defendants by documenting their childhood traumas. A rare look inside one case.

Feature • 03.02.2023

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