Oct. 28
OHIO:
Ohio's prison population near 50,000 for the 1st time
Inmates have little incentive to pursue educational or job training
opportunities because of an Ohio law that imposes fixed terms with no
parole, a retiring parole board member said.
State prisons are crowded - the
Oct. 28
IDAHO:
Boise principal works to free man convicted of 2 murdersThe prosecutor
calls Mark Lankford, who was condemned in 1983 but recently won a new
trial, 'a severe danger to society.'
A Boise school principal is leading an online effort to support and free a
man on death row
Oct. 28
INDONESIA:
Court to rule on Bali Nine challenge
An Australian lawyer for Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush says an Indonesian
court decision due this week could help save his client's life.
Rush, 21, launched the challenge in Indonesia's Constitutional Court -
along with Bali Nine
Oct. 28
USA:
Death Penalty Systems Questioned
Serious problems in state death penalty systems compromise fairness and
accuracy in capital punishment cases and justify a nationwide freeze on
executions, the American Bar Association says.
Problems cited in a report released Sunday by the
