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• In just over two weeks, an innocent man could be put to death.
  — NBC News, 17 Nov. 2021
• Williams was told by the court that he would be put to death for the murder of Collier.
  — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
• Activists warn that others could also be put to death in the near future.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Lucio was slated to be put to death in Texas on Wednesday evening.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
• The same jury will hear evidence in a second phase to decide whether he should be put to death.
  — Kris Maher, WSJ, 13 July 2023
• In some places and time periods, however, men could be put to death for doing so.
  — Paul Bloom, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
• Instead, Barber had asked to be put to death by nitrogen gas.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 20 July 2023
• Owens was the first inmate to be put to death in South Carolina in over a decade.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
• And in April, the government announced that minors would no longer be put to death for such crimes.
  — Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2020
• The jury will decide if Cruz should be put to death for the murders or be sent to prison for the rest of his life.
  — Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022
• Atwood is set to be the second Arizona prisoner to be put to death in less than a month.
  — Fox News, 8 June 2022
• Nelson is the second man scheduled to be put to death at the federal prison in Terre Haute this week.
  — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2020
• Five years later, a man the former prosecutor had tried for murder was about to be put to death by lethal injection.
  — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
• Bird flu has triggered a nationwide egg shortage and price hikes in recent months, as infected chickens had to be put to death.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
• But the motion was the first step in what will likely be three weeks of legal wrangling about whether James should be put to death by lethal injection.
  — Jim Saunders, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025
• In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.
  — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
• In a race against the clock, Melissa must find out if an innocent man is going to be put to death for a crime her father committed.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
• If a jury hadn’t decided he should be put to death, Tsarnaev would be gone, serving out the rest of his days in federal prison.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
• At least nine other people were scheduled to be put to death in seven states for the remainder of 2025.
  — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• The last person to be put to death in the state was Ronnie Gardner, who was executed by firing squad.
  — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Sep. 2021
• People like the secretary of state of Colorado the secretary state of Arizona have to be put to death.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
• James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on April 30.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
• Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection April 30 in Huntsville.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
• In media reports and court records, the Bonnies’ family members appear to be split on whether Dorsey should be put to death.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• Richard Glossip was scheduled to be put to death on May 18, but that has now been placed on hold following the high court's ruling.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 6 May 2023
• Florida has already set a modern-era record this year with nine executions, and two more men are scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection this month.
  — Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
• Harold Nichols is scheduled to be put to death in Tennessee on December 11.
  — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• In late April, his lawyers sought to delay his execution by claiming Hutchinson was insane and therefore could not be put to death.
  — CBS News, 1 May 2025
• In the years since the massacre, the victims’ families and congregations have expressed differing views about whether the shooter should be put to death.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 26 June 2023
• James Broadnax, 37, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on April 30 in Huntsville.
  — Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026