June 8
USA:
US: Exonerations Speed Change of Mind
After more than a decade of DNA tests, appeals and waiting on death row,
Texas prisoner Michael Blair is likely to be exonerated soon, further
undermining public confidence in the infallibility of the U.S. death
penalty system.
Recent
June 8
INDIA:
Afzal 'sick' of delay in death penalty
On death row for the last 3 years, India's most controversial convict,
Mohammed Afzal, wants a speedy conclusion to his ordeal and says Bharatiya
Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani would act swiftly in
deciding his
June 8
TEXAS:
My son's on death row
My son, Karl Chamberlain, has been on death row in Texas for 11 years. I
thank The Dallas Morning News for coming out against the death penalty and
challenging the citizens of Dallas to come forward and insist the state of
Texas change its laws in a
June 8
VIRGINIAimpending execution
Va. set to execute triple killer Tuesday
A Virginia man who whose execution has been pushed back three times
because of questions about his mental capacity is scheduled to die Tuesday
unless the governor or courts step in again.
Percy Walton, 29,