Death penalty: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Updated Naoero's name. | Aug 07, 2026 | ||
| Discussion questions standardized. | Jul 23, 2026 | ||
| Image replaced. | Jul 06, 2026 | ||
| Trump administration authorization of firing squad; update to Amnesty International figures in international dealth penalty status and international and U.S. legal methods of execution sections. | Apr 24, 2026 | ||
| Word defined. | Dec 13, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Links added. | Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Additional info added to Mahdi execution timeline entry; OK law making child sex offenses capital crimes and FL law allowing for all forms of execution "not deemed unconstitutional" added to timeline | Jul 08, 2025 | ||
| Added cross references to mass shooting and Parkland high school shooting. | Jun 12, 2025 | ||
| Text adjusted. | May 11, 2025 | ||
| Inline quiz added. | May 09, 2025 | ||
| Update to April 11, 2025 execution via firing squad. | May 09, 2025 | ||
| Additions to Idaho's laws & timeline. | May 05, 2025 | ||
| Correction. | May 05, 2025 | ||
| Survey added. | Apr 16, 2025 | ||
| Added to timeline: April 11, 2025 execution via firing squad | Apr 15, 2025 | ||
| DOJ will seek death penalty against Mangione added to timeline | Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| Typo correction. | Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| LA County DA ended death penalty moratorium; added to state laws & timeline | Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| Correction in timeline order. | Mar 26, 2025 | ||
| Overall updates continued. | Mar 24, 2025 | ||
| Overall updates | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Quiz added. Update to state legal methods of execution & SC firing squad execution added to timeline. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Links added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Links added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Text and link updated. | Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Timeline updated with Alabama commutation and date separators updated | Mar 04, 2025 | ||
| Richard Glossip granted new trial by SCOTUS added to timeline. | Feb 26, 2025 | ||
| DeWine rescheduled three executions added to timeline. | Feb 26, 2025 | ||
| Link added. | Feb 05, 2025 | ||
| Links added, text updated. | Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| H2 formatting correction | Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| Link fixed. | Jan 21, 2025 | ||
| Timeline updates from Sept. 2024 - Jan. 2025; Gallup poll added to intro. | Jan 08, 2025 | ||
| Links added. | Jan 04, 2025 | ||
| Timeline updated with Biden commutation of sentences | Jan 03, 2025 | ||
| Photo updated. | Nov 25, 2024 | ||
| South Carolina methods of execution corrected. | Nov 25, 2024 | ||
| Table fix. | Nov 11, 2024 | ||
| New article added. | Nov 08, 2024 |
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