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Time.com: Court Issues Stay in SC Execution

A man scheduled to be executed on Friday was issued a stay just minutes before he was to be electrocuted

Executions drop in '07 as states rethink death penalty

A day after New Jersey banned executions, newly released figures show that capital punishment dropped this year to a 13-year low.

'Megan's Law' killer escapes death under N.J. execution ban

The man who raped and killed 7-year-old Megan Kanka -- the 1994 crime that inspired "Megan's Law" -- is one of eight men whose sentences were commuted to life in prison this week as part of New Jersey's new ban on execution.

New Jersey lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty

New Jersey lawmakers have voted to abolish the death penalty in the state, sending the governor a bill he has already said he will sign. The measure will make New Jersey the first state in more than 40 years to outlaw capital punishment.

Juvenile death penalty in the United States

The following is information provided by the Death Penalty Information Center on the death penalty in the United States.

Report: Fewer executions in 2004

Use of the death penalty by states continued a five-year decline in 2004, according to an annual report by a nonprofit group that opposes capital punishment.

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