Washington, United States, Oct 19, 2026 (AFP) - How recent controversies have rocked the US death penalty debate

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The botched execution of a woman in Tennessee and the controversy over the live broadcast of a firing squad execution have thrust the debate over the US death penalty back into the public square. But for Robin Maher, the director of the US nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center, such matters have always been top-of-mind, she told AFP in an interview. Last month, Christa Pike, a 50-year-old death row inmate, became the first person to survive......

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