The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/death-row/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png death row | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/death-row/ 32 32 As execution day nears, advocates for Texas Jew on death row say hopes are dimming https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-execution-day-nears-advocates-for-texas-jew-on-death-row-say-hopes-are-dimming/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:30:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3117820 Jedidiah Murphy is to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the murder of a 79-year-old during a carjacking, but many say he would be more valuable ministering to fellow prisoners

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]]> Texas Jewish death row inmate granted new trial due to judge’s antisemitism https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-jewish-death-row-inmate-granted-new-trial-due-to-judges-antisemitism/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 08:47:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2631942 Randy Halprin, a member of the 'Texas 7,' alleged that Judge Vickers Cunningham referred to him using antisemitic slurs

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]]> US Supreme Court won’t hear death row inmate who claims judge was anti-Semitic https://www.timesofisrael.com/supreme-court-wont-hear-death-row-inmate-case-who-claims-judge-was-anti-semitic/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:39:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2278792 Randy Halprin, one of the so-called Texas 7, says Justice Vickers Cunningham has used racist slurs, demands a fair trial before unbiased bench

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]]> Jewish groups call to halt execution of inmate who says judge was anti-Semitic https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-groups-call-to-halt-execution-of-inmate-who-says-judge-was-anti-semitic/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 23:44:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2143157 Randy Halprin, convicted of killing cop, says Texas official who handed him sentence referred to him using racial slurs, asks for new trial

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]]> Execution date set for US Jewish inmate who claimed judge was anti-Semitic https://www.timesofisrael.com/execution-date-set-for-us-jewish-inmate-who-claimed-judge-was-anti-semitic/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:40:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2108909 Randy Halprin, now 41, was sentenced to death in 2003 for murder of Texas cop, has demanded a retrial 'free of discrimination and bias'

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]]> Iraq executes 13 death row jihadists in response to Islamic State killings https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-executes-12-death-row-jihadists-in-response-to-islamic-state-killings/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:30:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1880108&preview=true&preview_id=1880108 Haider al-Abadi begins carrying out threat to execute 300 convicts, include many Western nationals, in response to execution of captive hostages by terror group

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]]> Iraqi PM orders ‘immediate’ execution of hundreds of death row terrorists https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraqi-pm-orders-immediate-execution-of-hundreds-of-death-row-terrorists/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:02:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1879916 Haider al-Abadi announces measure in response to execution of captives by IS; convicts facing death include many Western nationals

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]]> New Iran drug law saves thousands from the noose https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-iran-drug-law-saves-thousands-from-the-noose/ Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:14:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1768406 Most convicted drug traffickers will see death sentences commuted to jail terms of 25 to 30 years

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]]> Hamas condemns 6 ‘informants for Israel’ to death by hanging https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-condemns-6-informants-for-israel-to-death-by-hanging/ Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:32:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1564941 Verdict raises number of people on death row to 10; others given jail term for alleged spying

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]]> Silence, concern surround Gaza woman’s death sentence https://www.timesofisrael.com/silence-concern-surround-gaza-womans-death-sentence/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 08:25:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1519062 Convicted of killing her husband, Nahla A. faces the first execution of a Palestinian woman in more than 20 years

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]]> Jew on death row sues to keep kosher https://www.timesofisrael.com/jew-on-death-row-sues-to-keep-kosher/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:16:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1434193 Prison authorities pulled man from special program after he ate non-authorized chicken

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]]> Texas death-row inmate wraps tefillin for first time https://www.timesofisrael.com/texas-death-row-inmate-wraps-tefillin-for-first-time/ Thu, 18 Feb 2016 01:39:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1342372 Jedidiah Murphy, born Jewish but raised in foster homes, convicted in 2001 for murder of 79-year-old woman

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]]> US death-row inmate hunger-strikes for kosher meals https://www.timesofisrael.com/inmate-demanding-kosher-meals-goes-on-hunger-strike/ Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:39:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1091634 Murderer of Connecticut family claims 'emotional injury' for having to choose between following God and sinning to survive

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]]> On stage in Tehran: Stories of death row youth https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-stage-in-tehran-stories-of-death-row-youth/ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:03:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=602494 Raw, edgy, political showcase of activist art against child executions cleared by Iranian authorities in surprising move

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]]> Death row inmate loses bid to pray with Jewish inmates https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-row-inmate-loses-bid-to-pray-with-jewish-inmates/ Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:17:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=343030 Officials say that allowing convicted killer William Harry Meece to gather with members of general prison population represents a security risk

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