South Carolina carried out first death in 13 years

This on Joe Biden and the death penalty back in 2023 : [“And I love Biden,” Risher added. “I love him as a politician and what he stands for. But on the death penalty, I just don’t think that he is doing what he said he would do.” During his run for president, Biden’s criminal justice platform included a pledge, laid out on his campaign website, to “work to pass legislation to eliminate the death penalty at the federal level, and incentivize states to follow the federal government’s example.” Those convicted of the most egregious federal crimes “should instead serve life sentences without probation or parole,” it said.] From the WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE : Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams faces execution September 24 for a crime he did not commit Kate Randall FROM THE WORLD SOCIALIST WEBSITE 17 September 2024 Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams, an innocent man on Missouri’s death row, is set to be put to death September 24. Williams’ defense team, the Midwest Innocence Project, has submitted a clemency petition to Missouri Governor Mike Parson seeking a last-minute reprieve.]