Sept. 26
TEXASfilm review
Incendiary: The Willingham CaseREVIEWED By Kimberley Jones
Depending on your point of view – and, perhaps, your political persuasion – the
name Cameron Todd Willingham incites different reactions. Texas Gov. Perry
calls him a monster. His own defense
Sept. 26
USA:
An Indefensible Punishment
When the Supreme Court reinstituted the death penalty 35 years ago, it did so
provisionally. Since then, it has sought to articulate legal standards for
states to follow that would ensure the fair administration of capital
punishment and
Sept. 26
SRI LANKA:
Prisons dept to fill hangman’s vacancies
The Prisons Department will recruit 2 personnel for the existing vacancies for
the post of hangman, a Department senior official told the Daily News. He said
that applications will be called from suitable candidates
Sept. 26
USA:
Think the Death Penalty Can't Be Abolished? Here's How It Happened Before
With polls showing that roughly 6 in 10 Americans still support capital
punishment in the US (even with that number declining somewhat) it’s hard to
make the case that the practice will be abolished
Sept. 26
TEXAS:
John Henry Ramirez In Court for Death Penalty Appeal
In Corpus Christi, convicted murderer John Henry Ramirez is in court today to
continue the appeal for his death sentence for the 2004 murder of a convenience
store clerk.
The appeal is based on the claim that
