NY Times Editorial: The Innocent on Death Row
September 3, 2014 The exoneration of two North Carolina men who spent 30 years in prison — one on death row — provides a textbook example of so much that is broken in the American justice system. And it is further evidence (as though more were needed) that the death...
U.K. Marks 50 Years Without Death Penalty- Huffington Post
Is Torture Justice?
I am sickened by the news of another botched execution. The line between a death sentence and torture is beginning to be blurred. There are no regulations for the unethical process of taking a life, and that is appalling to me. The executioners aren't doctors, or even...
Arizona Ignored Real Risks
This past Wednesday the state of Arizona carried out a botched execution on Joseph Wood, a man convicted of double murder in 1989. Wood was sentenced to death after being found guilty of killing both his ex-girlfriend and her father. The state of Arizona killed him...
Fifth Circuit grants Campbell stay of execution
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has granted a stay for Robert James Campbell who was scheduled to be executed today by the state of Texas. The court's full decision can be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/223862388/Campbell-Opinion-Granting-Stay-Authorizing
Gambling With the Lives of Innocent Men: End the Death Penalty
Suspected of murder, held for two years, man has charges dropped Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140510_Held_for_two_years__a_murder_suspect_is_cleared.html#uT31uUBBtBzbIhT7.99 Suspected of murder, held for two years, man has charges dropped Read more...