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A Missouri death row inmate set to be executed in less than a week asks the US Supreme Court to halt his execution
A death row inmate in Missouri who has long claimed his innocence and is scheduled to be executed in less than one week asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for a stay of execution, arguing his due process rights were denied during the yearslong legal battle to save his life.
Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution
Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution - Marcellus Williams, 55, avoided execution at last minute in 2017
NAACP Calls For Missouri Gov. To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate
The NAACP is urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to stop the scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams on Tuesday (September 24), Essence reports. Williams, now 55, was convicted in 1998 of killing former newspaper reporter Felicia Gayle.
NAACP Urges Missouri Governor To Stop Execution Of Black Death Row Inmate Planned For Next Week
Taking the life of Marcellus Williams would be an unequivocal statement that when a white woman is killed, a Black man must die. And any Black man will do,” read a part of the organization's letter.
NAACP president urges Missouri governor to halt execution planned for next week
The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri's governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday, writing that executing a Black man who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice.
New federal lawsuit pins blame for inmate’s death on Missouri prison officials
Missouri corrections officers drenched an inmate with pepper spray and ignored his pleas for help for four hours, responding ...
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt looming execution of Marcellus Williams in Missouri
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' ...
Messenger: Missouri law that allows state to seize inmate funds is ‘house of cards’
JEFFERSON CITY — Attorney Bevis Schock stood in the middle of the first-floor courtroom in Cole County and started reciting ...
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Life-sentenced inmate dies at Jefferson City hospital
Reports show that Dwayne Jones, 55, was pronounced dead at the Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City on Tuesday.
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Missouri judge declines to overturn conviction of inmate scheduled for execution
A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams' attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death ...
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Inmate serving life sentence dies at Jefferson City hospital
At 12:02 p.m. on Saturday, inmate William Rose, 64, was pronounced dead at the Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson ...
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Air conditioning is coming to some Missouri prisons. But it will take years and cost millions.
The Missouri Department of Corrections had a $14 million budget to install air conditioning at one of its intake facilities.