May 17
TEXAS:
Europeans make journey to Texas death row
Death row is where convicted murderers spend years of purgatory before the
final walk to the death chamber. Many of them are shunned by their own
families.
But there's one group prisoners call their salvation: Europeans who
May 17
OHIO:
Doing Harm: Medical Professionals and the Death Penalty
It's a brutal photo. Romell Broom holds his arms in front of him, palms out.
Dozens of white adhesive squares mark the locations of all 18 attempts to
insert an IV by members of an Ohio Department of Rehabilitation
May 17
NEVADA:
Nevada execution chamber construction moving forward despite drug cutoff
The Nevada Department of Corrections is moving forward with the construction of
a new execution chamber at Ely State Prison despite the announcement that the
drugmaker Pfizer will not allow its
May 17
JAPAN:
After hanging, ex-citizen judge calls death penalty 'murder'
Toshiyasu Yonezawa says he committed "murder" when he was performing his civic
duty.
The 27-year-old's "victim" was Sumitoshi Tsuda, himself a convicted killer who
fatally stabbed 3 people in Kawasaki,
May 17
SINGAPORE:
HRW: Grant clemency to death row inmate in Singapore
Singapore President Tony Tan should urgently grant clemency to death row
prisoner Kho Jabing, who is due to be executed on May 20, Human Rights Watch
has said.
Jabing was convicted of the murder of Cao Ruyin in
