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A Hopeful Birthday

Happy 58th birthday to Willie Manning today, June 12, 2026! This is the 32nd birthday that Willie will have spent on Mississippi’s death row. Willie is still patiently awaiting the Mississippi Supreme Court’s response to an appeal that he made … Continue reading

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What we are doing is wrong

Of all the execution methods being considered in the Mississippi senate last week, it was the firing squad that was rejected; nitrogen hypoxia and electrocution are still being considered.  Discounting the firing squad is understandable, as Radley Balko explains: “We recoil … Continue reading

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