July 24
USA:
Prisoners' time spent on death row doubles
The time prisoners spend on death row has nearly doubled during the past 2
decades. Legal experts predict it will rise further as states review
execution procedures and prisoners pursue lengthy appeals.
Waits rose from 7 years in
July 24
INDONESIA:
Support grows for death penalty for corruption convicts
Lawmakers, officials and anti-graft activists have thrown their weight
behind calls for the implementation of death penalty for some forms of
corruption, while also saying current criteria and procedures for
July 24
TEXAS:
More than a life at stake in August
Jos Ernesto Medelln might be the worst possible poster child for
vindication of due process rights under an international treaty.
He was sent to Texas' death row for his part in the notorious 1993 rape
and murder of 2 Houston teenagers
July 24
ILLINOIS:
Antioch debates death penalty at high school and library
This summer, the Antioch Public Library District has been in partnership
with the Antioch Community High School to promote the reading of the book
Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the
