[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

January 1, 2018 JAPAN: No. of death row inmates in Japan stands at 123 The number of death row inmates in Japan stood at 123 as of Dec 31, continuing to surpass the threshold of 100 since 2007, Justice Ministry officials said. In 2017, 4 convicts on death row were executed and 4

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., USA

January 1, 2018 TEXAS: Report: Bexar County juries don't like the death penalty Juries are becoming more and more reluctant to hand out death sentences throughout Texas, but especially in Bexar County, according to a new report by the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.