A photo of the Death Chamber in America.
Washington: So far 26 people have been punished in America this year. Apart from this, the date of punishment of 10 more people in 7 states has been fixed in the remaining months of the year. The number has crossed the figures of 25 sentences in 2024 and 2018 and the highest since 2015, when 28 people were sentenced to death. An interesting thing in the case of death sentence has also come to light that in the states where this sentence has been given, all the others are the Governor of the Republican Party of Donald Trump.
Florida leads in case of death sentence
Florida leads the death penalty in the US. The next sentence in Florida is to be held on 31 July. Edward J. A person named Zakrzevsky will be punished in 1994 for killing his wife and 2 young children. He committed this crime after his wife demanded divorce. Later he surrendered to the police after showing the case in the TV show ‘Unsolved Mystery’. In Florida itself, 67 -year -old Kel Bates will be punished on 19 August. She has been sentenced in 1982 for the kidnapping and murder of a woman Janet White. Florida has recently fixed the date of this year’s 10th sentence.
Cases of punishment-a-death in other states
- Tenasi: On August 5, 69 -year -old Bayran Black will be punished. She was convicted in 1989 for killing her girlfriend and her 2 daughters. Before his punishment, it has been decided to neutralize his heart device. On December 11, 64 -year -old Herold Nichols will also be sentenced, who was convicted for killing and rape of a woman in 1988.
- Alabama: David Lee Roberts’ sentence has been postponed. She was to be punished for the murder of a woman in 1992, but the punishment has been postponed to investigate her mental condition. At the same time, on September 25, 49 -year -old Geoffrey T. West will be punished with nitrogen gas. This will be the sixth punishment from nitrogen gas in Alabama.
- Utah: On September 5, 67 -year -old Ralph Leroy Menziz will be decorated with firing squad. She was convicted for the kidnapping and murder of a woman in 1986. Despite his dementia disease, the court has approved the sentence.
- Texas: On September 25, 35 -year -old Blain Millum will be sentenced. She was convicted for killing her girlfriend’s 13 -month -old daughter in 2008. On 16 October, 58 -year -old Robert Roberson will be convicted, convicted for killing his 2 -year -old daughter in 2002.
- Indiana: The Roy Lee Ward can be punished on 10 October, but the date may change. She was convicted for raping and killing a 15 -year -old girl in 2001.
- Missuri: Lance C. Shockley will be punished on 14 October. He was convicted for the murder of a police officer in 2005.
Ban on punishment in Ohio
In Ohio, Governor Mike Dewine has postponed 5 sentences to be held in 2025 till 2028. He cited lack of drugs, which are necessary for punishment-a-death. He says that till 2026, there will be no punishment for death during his tenure.
The reason for the increase in punishment-a-death
John Blum, director of the Cornel Death Penalty Project, says that the increase in the number of punishment-a-death is the aggressive attitude of Republican Governors and Attorney Generals. They are implementing the punishment by completing the appeal process rapidly. In addition, an executive order signed on the first day of President Donald Trump has also promoted the sentence-a death, seeking prosecutors to demand death sentence and implement it.
Where is the death penalty?
This year is punished in the punishment-e-death Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. All other states except Arizona are Republican Governors. (AP)
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