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  2. List of death row inmates in the United States - Wikipedia

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    As of October 1, 2023, there were 2,262 death row inmates in the United States, including 49 women. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions , appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations , or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]

  3. Bill Thompson (New York politician) - Wikipedia

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    Education. Tufts University ( BA) William Colridge Thompson Jr. (born July 10, 1953) [1] [2] [3] is an American politician who served as the 42nd Comptroller of New York City; sworn into office on January 1, 2002, he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1, 2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009.

  4. List of longest prison sentences served - Wikipedia

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    January 16, 2023. 60 years, 76 days. United States. Longest served prisoner in California history. Accused of stabbing and killing fifteen-year-old Marlene Miller with scissors in the small town of Hanford. Originally sentenced to death for murder but changed to life in prison in the 1970s.

  5. William Hale Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Signature. William Hale Thompson (May 14, 1869 – March 19, 1944) was an American politician who served as mayor of Chicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as " Big Bill ", [1] he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayor of Chicago. Historians rank him among the most unethical mayors in American history ...

  6. Capital punishment in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Capital punishment in Oklahoma. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . The state has executed the second largest number of convicts in the United States (after Texas) since re-legalization following Gregg v. Georgia in 1976. [1] Oklahoma also has the highest number of executions per capita in the United States.

  7. Fact check: Did NC Republicans introduce a bill making ... - AOL

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    July 22, 2022 at 1:39 PM. A proposed bill introduced by North Carolina state legislators that reportedly would make abortion punishable by death has sparked outrage after resurfacing online. House ...

  8. Tennessee bill to allow death penalty for child rape in ... - AOL

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    January 23, 2024 at 3:51 PM. Tennessee could become one of the few states to permit capital punishment for rape of a child under 12. House Bill 1663, sponsored by House Majority Leader William ...

  9. Lord Kelvin - Wikipedia

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    Lord Kelvin. It is believed the "PNP" in his signature stands for "Professor of Natural Philosophy". Kelvin also wrote under the pseudonym "P. Q. R." William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FRSE (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) [7] was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer born in Belfast. [8]