[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

January 16 VIETNAM: Vietnam school teacher gets death sentence for drug trafficking A school teacher in northern Vietnam has received the death penalty for drug trafficking, state media reported Wednesday. Vu Ba Xenh, 40, was arrested in June 2018 in Nghe An province with 15

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, VA., OHIO, IND., OKLA., WYO.

January 16 TEXAS: 8 years on Texas' highest criminal court turned Elsa Alcala into a death penalty skeptic. How will the court change without her?Judge Elsa Alcala ended her tenure critical of the death penalty and often pleading for policy changes from the state Legislature.