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September 21

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Paul O'Shea

It’s cruel but not unusual for Virginia to execute the seriously mentally ill

June 25

By Paul O’Shea June 15, 2018 The last person executed in Virginia was...

Stop Executing the Severely Mentally Ill

January 03

By Dale M. Brumfield While Governor Terry McAuliffe’s commutation of the ...

Death Penalty for Mentally Ill Defendants?

December 17

By Damien Cabezas & Rhonda Thissen In recent years, policymakers have ...

No solace in executing mentally ill killers

November 30

By Rachel A. Sutphin
As a family member who has suffered the death ...

Gov. McAuliffe made an irreversible mistake

July 21

By Gene Rossi and Edward J. Ungvarsky
William Charles Morva was put ...