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Louisiana corrections officials have drafted and approved a new policy to allow the state to restart executing death row inmates, Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday.
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
During those years, Oliver spent nearly a decade in solitary confinement after trying to organize fellow inmates.
—Malaika Jabali, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
The building would be round, and all of the inmates’ cells would face a central rotunda, where the guards would be stationed.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Deputies did not say what may have caused the inmate’s death.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
During those years, Oliver spent nearly a decade in solitary confinement after trying to organize fellow inmates.
—Malaika Jabali, Essence, 9 Feb. 2025
The building would be round, and all of the inmates’ cells would face a central rotunda, where the guards would be stationed.
—Kelsey McKinney, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2025
Deputies did not say what may have caused the inmate’s death.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Inmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inmate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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