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2015 Executions Were Highest in 25 Years, U.S. Was Among Top 5

By R. Siva Kumar - Apr 06, 2016 02:30 PM EDT

Almost 90% of worldwide executions took place in three countries---Saudi Arabia, Iran and Pakistan.

Maryland Governor Commutes Death Sentences of Last Prisoners on Death Row

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 31, 2014 11:16 AM EST

As a number of botched executions in 2014 led to renewed debate about the validity of practices used to carry out the death penalty and the death penalty itself, the governor of Maryland has decided to end the year by commuting the death sentences of the last people on Maryland's death row.

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