Oct. 23
USA:
Capital punishment isn't a solution for prisoners
Capital punishment is a widely debated means to end the life of a convicted
individual after they have been incarcerated for crimes perceived as too
heinous for them to re-enter society. Historically, capital punishment
Oct. 23
USA:
Obama says death penalty 'deeply troubling'
Amid new scrutiny of American capital punishment practices, President Barack
Obama said in an interview released Friday he was disturbed by the practical
effects of the death penalty.
While Obama said he wasn't opposed "in
Oct. 23
ENGLAND:
Muslim woman 'backs death penalty for homosexuality' on live radio
This was the moment a Muslim woman branded homosexuality an "abomination" and
appeared to back use of the death penalty to punish it.
In a shocking tirade on live radio, a caller named Zainab also
Oct. 23
MISSOURI:
Prosecutor Intends on Seeking the Death Penalty in Murder Case
According to online court documents, the Christian County Prosecutor will seek
the death penalty against a man charged with killing a woman near Ozark last
summer.
Aaron Clemons is charged with 1st
Oct. 23
TEXAS:
Grand jury indicts ex-Austin cop VonTrey Clark in Samantha Dean case
A capital murder charge against VonTrey Clark will go forward after a Bastrop
County grand jury indicted the former Austin police officer in the death of
Kyle police victims counselor Samantha Dean.
MISSOURI:
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY CLAIM AS EXECUTION SET
Ernest Johnson, aged 55, is due to be executed in Missouri on 3 November. He
was convicted of three murders committed during a robbery in 1994. There is
evidence that he has intellectual disability, which would render his execution
