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Death Penalty: Maryland Executions and Death Row Inmates (Interactive Graphic)
Maryland has had five executions since 1976 when the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty and there are currently five inmates on the state’s death row awaiting execution.
O’Malley Gets Behind Death Penalty Repeal Effort
Maryland moved one step closer to becoming the 18th state to abolish the death penalty after Gov. Martin O’Malley joined the NAACP and others in the effort Tuesday.
Del. Pat McDonough Offers Five Pro-Death Penalty Bills
Delegate Pat McDonough, R-Baltimore County, wants the death penalty used for at least five crimes, including mass murders.
Death Penalty, Gas and Guns: Md. Legislature 2013
Gun control, the death penalty, transportation and the environment are expected to be top issues in this year’s legislative session.
Maryland General Assembly Prepares For Spring Legislative Session
An increase in gas taxes, a repeal of the death penalty and a renewed discussion of liability for pit bull owners are some of the issues currently on the table for Maryland’s 2013 legislative session.
Maryland Death Penalty Repeal Bill Likely to Die in Committee
The latest attempt to repeal Maryland’s death penalty is likely to falter in committee, just three years after Gov. Martin O’Malley’s coordinated campaign to end capital punishment ended in compromise.