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Death Penalty
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Jason Benham , Reuters
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia must stop the use of the death penalty following a "significant increase" in executions in the kingdom in the last six weeks, Amnesty International said Friday.
At least 27 people have been executed in the top oil exporter in 2011, equalling the total number of... » read this article
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James, Gabriel, William, Dani, Matt, Natasha and the rest of the Color of Change team , Color of Change
In 1991, Troy Davis was convicted of murdering a white police officer. Though there's major evidence that Davis didn't commit the crime, Georgia is prepared to put him to death. We have a good chance of stopping this -- but only if we speak up now.
The fact is, no... » read this article
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David Savage , LA Times
In a 5-4 ruling, justices overturn a jury verdict awarding $14 million to John Thompson, who had sued then-New Orleans Dist. Atty. Harry Connick Sr. because prosecutors hid a blood test that would have proved his innocence in a murder case.
Reporting from Washington— A bitterly divided Supreme Court on... » read this article
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Ed Pilkington , Guardian
Jordan Brown, who was 11 when he allegedly killed his father's pregnant fiancee, could face life sentence with no parole
Tuesday 25 January 2011 19.00 GMT
Judges are to rule on whether Jordan Brown, who has been charged with homicide, should be tried as an adult. Lawyers for... » read this article
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Editor , Earth Times
The only US company that supplies an essential serum for lethal injections of death-row prisoners said Friday that it would permanently cease production, in part because of problems with a supplier in Italy.
Hospira Inc, of Lake Forest, Illinois, said it had never "condoned" the use of its product, sodium... » read this article
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Peggy Gargis , Reuters
Editor's note:
Our friend Esther Brown wrote:
Friends,
The temporary stay was lifted and Leroy was executed. At about the time of his death, I received a call from death row. Telling me that the hearse had not left the prison and the men were very concerned about Leroy. I... » read this article
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David Lohr , AOL News
Outgoing Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has granted a posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man who was executed for murder more than 70 years ago, despite evidence suggesting his innocence.
"The tragic conviction of Mr. Arridy and his subsequent execution ... merit such relief based on the great... » read this article
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Editor , Dallas News
In the past, Texas has appeared unwavering in its support for the death penalty.
Even as other states explored alternatives or abolished capital punishment altogether, Texas was resolute.
But new numbers tell a different story, suggesting that doubt is creeping into the state's psyche. While Texas is still No. 1... » read this article
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Nathan Thornburgh , Time
Recent revelations about faulty evidence in two Texas death-penalty cases have raised new questions about the fairness of the death penalty. Now those questions will get an unprecedented hearing in the middle of a current murder trial: on Monday, a judge will hear evidence in the case of Texas v.... » read this article
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