by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Cross-posted from the Inquirer A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has dismissed litigation to reform the way Philadelphia reimburses lawyers appointed to defend indigent clients facing the death penalty. The four-justice majority filed an unsigned per curiam order...
by Kathleen Lucas | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
cross-posted from Jackson Free Press written by Ronni Mott “I sit in my room for a good 1 1/2-2 hours, and dad comes in my room, and goes off on me, calling me bastard, nogood, mistake, and telling me I’m inconciderate [sic] and just care about my self,...
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...
