[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., FLA., OHIO, KY., KAN.

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 12 TEXAS: Prosecutor seeking death penalty for man accused of killing father and daughter The Brazos County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing Mac and Noel Devin days after being released from a state prison. Prosecutor

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OKLA., S.DAK., WYO., MONT., USA

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 12 OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma prisons boss to brief board on death penalty moratorium, prison overcrowding The head of Oklahoma's prison system is scheduled to brief the agency's governing board about the current status of executions in Oklahoma, as well as how the agency is

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ALABAMA

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 12 ALABAMAimpending execution 11th Circuit clears way for Tommy Arthur execution on Feb. 19 A federal appeals court is clearing the way for the execution of an Alabama inmate next week. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday lifted a stay of execution for death

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 12 INDONESIA: Bali 9: officials given all-clear to move pair for execution Indonesian officials have granted permission to transfer Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran out of Kerobokan jail Bali officials have been granted permission to transfer Andrew Chan and Myuran

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 12 IRAN: Awaiting my execution: A letter from Iran Saman Naseem, a member of Iran's Kurdish minority, is to be hung at dawn next Thursday, 19 February. We have just days to demand the Iranian government stops his execution. Saman was only 17 when he was arrested, and his

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----FLORIDA

2015-02-12 Thread Rick Halperin
FLORIDA: CLEMENCY SOUGHT AFTER 31 YEARS ON DEATH ROW Michael Lambrix is seeking commutation of his death sentence. If he is denied clemency, the Florida authorities will set an execution date. He has spent over half of his life on death row. Twenty-three years old when he was sent there