by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 11, 2014 | Kathleen Lucas
How many death row exonerations does it take before the death penalty is eliminated in Pennsylvania? Ummmm, I give up. How many does it take? I don’t know. We’re still counting! ark, ark, ark Just minutes ago, Glenn Ford, who has spent over 30 years on...
by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Bringing Human Rights Home: A Forum on LGBTQ Rights and Death Penalty Abolition Hosted by Philadelphia and South Jersey Amnesty International and Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 9:30am – 4:30pm The Ethical...
by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
cross-posted from The Slate Online By CASSANDRA CLARHAUT | Asst. Opinion Editor It is 2000. The year of Y2K, Backstreet’s Back, and Nintendo’s Game Cube. According to The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) for six years, William Nieves has been on death row,...
by Kathleen Lucas | Feb 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
What prompts county to seek death penalty? February 22, 2014 11:24 PM By Paula Reed Ward / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On March 11, 2013, David Mazzocco shot three people in a bar in North Fayette, killing one and injuring two. The Allegheny County district...
by Kathleen Lucas | Feb 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Feb. 11, 2014 Remarks as prepared Good morning. I’m here today to talk to you about an important criminal justice issue. Over the course of the past year, my staff and I have been carefully reviewing the status of capital punishment in Washington State.Â...
