June 23
TEXAS:
Texas prepares to execute 500th prisoner
The US state of Texas is preparing to execute its 500th convict since the death
penalty was restored in 1976, a record in a country where capital punishment is
in decline elsewhere.
On Wednesday, in the absence of a last
June 23
OHIO:
Seeking death for Ariel Castro could be difficult for Cuyahoga County
Prosecutor Timonthy J. McGinty
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty has much to ponder before
deciding if Ariel Castro should face the death penalty.
McGinty has said he is considering such
June 23
GLOBAL:
Growing wave against death penalty
It may indeed be that European countries lead the global abolitionist movement
because that part of the world has seen too many wars and too much death and
killing in too many lifetimes. But further, deeper reasons were advanced for
