[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, ILL., N.J., VA.

Oct. 18 OHIO: The Lucasville Prison revolt IN 1993, inmates at Ohios Lucasville Prison rose up in one of the longest prison rebellions in U.S. history. Rejecting the prison officials divide-and-conquer strategy of trying to exploit racial tensions, the prisoners stood united, holding out f

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----MISSISSIPPI

Oct. 18 MISSISSIPPIexecution Wilcher, 43, executed for decades-old murders Bobby Glen Wilcher had no final words before his Wednesday execution and did not acknowledge members of his victims' families standing less than 5 feet from him. He died at 6:42 p.m. at Unit 17, the death house

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----FLORIDA

Oct. 18 FLORIDAexecution Man convicted in 1985 murder is executed Convicted killer Arthur Rutherford was executed Wednesday by lethal injection for the 1985 murder of a Milton woman. Rutherford, a 57-year-old Vietnam veteran and handyman, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m., the governor

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

Oct. 18 IRAQ: Iraqi Judge Sentences U.S. Citizen To Death After U.S. Military "Demanded" the Man Be Executed An Iraqi-born US citizen is in a battle to save his life as he tries to avoid execution in Baghdad. But he's not up against insurgents groups - he's up against the Iraqi and US gove

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----N.H., FLA., TENN., ALA.

Oct. 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Police officer dies of gunshot wound In Manchester, police officer Michael Briggs, shot Monday while approaching a suspect in a dark alley, died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital where dozens of fellow officers stood vigil. Hours later, Attorney General Kelly Ayotte s

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----MISS., OHIO, US MIL., WIS.

Oct. 18 MISSISSIPPIimpending execution Wilcher to ask Supreme Court to block execution The attorney for death row inmate Bobby Glen Wilcher will file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court today in hope of blocking Wilcher's execution. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday r

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

Oct. 18 IRAQ: Iraqi PM hopes for Saddam death sentence soon Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday he hoped legal proceedings against former president Saddam Hussein would be short and that he would be found guilty and sentenced to death soon. The Shi'ite prime minister'

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----N.J., FLA.

Oct. 18 NEW JERSEY: Death penalty opponents argue before court With Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz set to retire next week, the state Supreme Court heard final oral arguments Tuesday in opposition to a recent New Jersey death penalty study. The 2004-2005 Systemic Proportionality Review re

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, TENN., PENN., VA.

Oct. 18 OHIO: Judge delays next week's execution of cult killerJeffery Lundgren joins lawsuit challenging Ohio's use of lethal injection Convicted murderer and cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren could live to die another day, after a federal judge delayed Lundgren's Oct. 24 execution date an

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.H., N.Y., MISS.

Oct. 18 TEXASimpending execution US inmate condemned for fatal robbery set for execution Thursday A Texas inmate was set to die Thursday evening for killing a 27-year-old man at his family-run gas station and convenience store just south of Waco, Texas. Michael Dewayne Johnson, 29, fa