June 18
USA:
The Death Penalty Deterrence Myth: No Solid Evidence That Killing Stops
The Killing
Among the many factors in the debate about the death penalty is whether
capital punishment deters violent crime. Although solid research indicates
that there is no valid evidence of such
March 1
USA:
Passionate cause is thrivingSister Helen Prejean's anti-death penalty
story is now a stage play.
Sister Helen Prejean has seen herself portrayed repeatedly on film and on
stage.
And while that might go to a persons head, Prejean, 67, is about the least
pretentious media
July 4
USA:
Why Europe Doesn't 'Get' America
In December 2005 the 1,000th prisoner was executed in the USA since the US
Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Of the 6 men currently
on military death row in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the leading candidate
for execution is Dwight
June 18
USA:
No death penalty for sex offenders
A Oklahoma's governor, Brad Henry, a Democrat, signed a bill this month
that would allow jurors to sentence to death repeat sex offenders for
crimes against children younger than 14. The day before, South Carolina
Gov. Mark Sanford, a
June 13
USA:
Prisoners Gain in Suit Attacking Lethal Injection
The Supreme Court opened the door Monday for death-row inmates to
challenge the way most states carry out executions by lethal injection.
In its unanimous opinion, the court expressed no view on the
constitutionality either
Dec. 14
USA:
Tookie is dead. Time to dump the duct tape.
Whew! I have waited for 24 years to feel this safe.
I lost a neighbor in the rubble of Sept. 11, 2001. I crossed my fingers as
my teenage daughter starting driving. I held my breath as reckless drivers
sped down my suburban
August 28
USA:
Passion and the Prisoner
I once wanted to write a novel called Bad Taste, about a female
character who has incomprehensibly rotten instincts when it comes to
making romantic choices. While I was toying with this idea, I was also
deeply enamored of a man whose
