Capital Punishment

Despite intense public pressure, on Tuesday evening, the State of Missouri went ahead with its first execution of 2024. The family of the deceased, and advocates for more humane alternatives to the death penalty, say there needs to be a better solution.

Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday

Ernest Johnson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Advocates, Missouri lawmakers and even Pope Francis had urged Parson to grant him clemency.