March 24
PENNSYLVANIA:
Death penalty costly, ineffective
Each day consists of opportunities to make known our voices for those who
cannot. Today, I speak in further encouragement of the seeking of justice; I
ask for the 186 inmates in the state of Pennsylvania to no longer await
March 24
BELARUS:
YEAR’S FIRST DEATH SENTENCE IN BELARUS
A 21-year-old man, Siarhei Ivanou, has been sentenced to death in Belarus. He
is the first person
sentenced to death in the country this year.
View the full Urgent Action, including case information, addresses and sample
March 24
OHIO:
Youngstown murder convict to be re-sentenced
He has been sitting on Ohio's death row for more than 17 years and has been
behind bars even longer than that.
But now a Youngstown man convicted of murder is hoping for another chance at
life.
Willie Herring, 37, sat in
March 24
PENNSYLVANIA:
Hearing held for death row inmate appealing conviction and sentence
A former Uniontown man on death row for a 2002 quadruple murder appeared in
Fayette County Court on Monday for the 1st day of an appeal hearing in which he
is seeking a new trial and sentence.
March 24
USA:
How Drug Manufacturers Are Impacting The Death Penalty Debate
Polls generally show that the majority of Americans are on board with the death
penalty. In October 2014, Gallup reported that 63 % of Americans were in favor
of capital punishment while 33 % were opposed.
