"Idaho's Pending Execution of Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Sparks Debate"

Idaho is set to execute Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., for the murder of David Dale Jensen in 1981. Creech's supporters have sought to have his sentence converted to life without parole, citing his transformation during his time in prison, but legal appeals have been unsuccessful. Creech's execution will be the second in the U.S. this year, and his last chance for a stay hinges on a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. If the execution proceeds, Creech will be the fourth person to be executed by the state of Idaho since 1957.