Feb. 25
TEXAS:
Gov. Abbott Calls For 'Effective Death Penalty'
Today Governor Greg Abbott is speaking out for the 1st time about the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals' stay of execution in the case of Rodney Reed. A
Bastrop County jury convicted Reed of the 1996 rape and strangling
Feb. 25
UTAH:
Capital punishment debates highlight flaws in criminal justice system
In response to another My View about capital punishment debates, Wayne Overson
explains how the death penalty hurts the justice system more than it helps it.
As a retired professor of criminal justice
Feb. 25
KENTUCKY:
Webb seeks reforms to state death penalty policies
Some members of the Kentucky Senate are pushing for changes with the state's
death penalty policies, hoping that by addressing issues from different angles,
at least 1 proposal will stick in this year's legislative
Feb. 25
PAKISTAN:
Pakistan court gives 21 times death penalty to 4 al-Qaeda militants
4 al-Qaeda militants were on Wednesday handed down '21 times' death sentence by
an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan for the 2012 killing of 10 under training
jail wardens here.
The anti-terrorism
Feb. 25
QATAR:
Iran Confirms Repatriation of 6 Citizens Sentenced in Qatar
Iran today confirmed the repatriation of 6 of its citizens sentenced to death
penalties or long imprisonment in Qatar, a decision obtained thanks to the work
of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said its
