Wed Sep 25 06:47:05 UTC 2024: ## Subject: US Executes Two Men Despite Conviction Doubts, Including Man Claiming Innocence
**Two men were executed in the US yesterday, raising concerns about the justice system.**
**Marcellus Williams**, a Black man sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, was executed in Missouri despite maintaining his innocence and receiving support from civil rights groups. Williams’s execution sparked outrage, with even British billionaire Richard Branson condemning it as a “devastating miscarriage of justice”.
**Travis Mullis** was also executed in Texas for the 2008 death of his three-month-old son.
**The executions are a stark reminder of the ongoing debate surrounding the death penalty in the US.** 23 states have abolished capital punishment, while six others have moratoriums in place.
**Click here to read the full story and learn more about the ongoing debate surrounding the death penalty in the US.**
[Link to The Journal article]
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