July 7
JAPAN:
Japan's death row executes inmates without any warning
7 members of a brainwashed doomsday cult were hanged yesterday in a sterile
Japanese execution chamber for carrying out a deadly gas attack in 1995.
The Asian country is 1 of only 2 first world democracies in
July 7
BARBADOS:
Catholic Church wants Govt to abolish the death penalty
The Catholic Church is calling on the Mia Mottley-led Government to abolish the
death penalty, arguing it is not justified under any circumstance.
In a statement of support for a ruling by the Caribbean Court
July 7
KENTUCKY:
Kentucky Lawmakers Mull Changes To Death Penalty
Death penalty supporters and opponents both say that Kentucky's capital
punishment system is too expensive, lengthy and in need of reform.
Kentucky has had a moratorium on the death penalty since 2010, but state
July 7
TEXAS:
With 7 execution dates on the calendar, Texas just got more lethal injection
drugs
Texas received new lethal injection supplies in June.
Amid speculation about its ability to carry out the flurry of new executions on
the calendar, state records show the Texas prison