[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----More Action Requested - Five men close to execution in Yemen

2011-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
URGENT ACTION APPEAL - From Amnesty International USA -- For a print-friendly version of this Urgent Action (PDF): http://www.amnestyusa.org/actioncenter/actions/uaa29709.pdf Further information on UA 297/09 (23 June 2011) and follow-ups (5 July 2011 and 6

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

2011-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 12 TEXASimpending execution(s) Drifter Set To Die For Killing 2 People In Denton County Former drifter and self-described junkie Steven Michael Woods says he and a friend were high on LSD when they drove to a remote road by a Dallas-area golf course where they met a man and

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----GA., FLA., OHIO, USA, N.MEX., US MIL.

2011-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 12 GEORGIA: Serial killer Rivera still awaiting final judgment Updates come in the mail every few months on letterhead from the Georgia attorney general’s office. But, they rarely say anything new the family of a slain army sargeant cares to hear about death row inmate Reinaldo

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2011-09-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Sept. 12 BRITAIN: Does the death penalty now make sense? Is the death penalty still a bad idea? The Republican Party don't think so as they all cheered rapturously when candidate Gov. Rick Perry's record tally of sending 234 prisoners to their deaths was mentioned at a GOP debate last