by Kathleen Lucas | Jul 31, 2014 | R. Christian Allen
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,...
by Kathleen Lucas | Jul 29, 2014 | Jessica Kirshner
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...
by Kathleen Lucas | May 10, 2014 | Kathleen Lucas
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...
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,...
