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Richard Jordan (pictured) is the oldest member of death row in Mississippi; he is 70 years old and has waited for the State to kill him for four decades. Photo courtesy MDOC

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Cruel & Unusual? The Death Penalty’s Trials in Mississippi

The State of Mississippi is litigating legal challenges to the state's lethal-injection law directly. Mississippi last executed a prisoner in June 2012, Mississippi Department of Corrections records posted online show.

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