February 20
EGYPTexecutions
Egypt hangs 9 for 2015 murder of top prosecutor
Egypt hanged 9 men on Wednesday for the 2015 assassination of the prosecutor
general, judicial sources said, bringing to 15 the number of executions it has
carried out this month.
Hisham Barakat was
February 20
OHIO:
Gov. Mike DeWine freezes all Ohio executions while new method developed
Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday that there will be no more executions in Ohio
until a new method of carrying them out can be developed and deemed
constitutional by the courts.
“As long as the
February 20
SOUTH DAKOTA:
South Dakota Death Penalty Exemption Fails Twice
Most of the bills which have been introduced this year are now starting to see
action in the committees and on the floor. Several of the bills which I
prepared and introduced have now been resolved one way or
February 20
TEXASdeath sentence overturned
Supreme Court reverses death sentence for Texas inmate
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a man on death row in Texas is
intellectually disabled and therefore cannot receive the death penalty.
The justices ruled 6-3 in favor
