S.C. man removed from death row; judge says abusive childhood should have been factor in sentencing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who killed four people in two states is off death row after a federal appeals court ruled the judge who sentenced him to die nearly two decades ago did not consider his abusive childhood or mental illness.

The ruling last week means the number of prisoners on South Carolina’s death row has been cut nearly in half since the start of 2011, when the state carried out its last execution.

Whether the state can begin putting inmates to death again may be determined this week at a  today! 

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