FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Gallup Poll—Fewer than Half of Americans, a New Low, Believe Death Penalty is Applied Fairlydeathpenaltyinfo.org - rdunham Fewer than half of Americans now believe the death penalty is fairly applied in the United States, according to the 2018 annual Gallup crime poll of …
“Dead Man Walking,” Revisited: A Prophetic Argument Against Capital PunishmentThe New Yorker - Lacy M. JohnsonIn January of 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became a pen pal to Elmo Patrick Sonnier, a death-row inmate who had been convicted, with his brother, of abducting a teen-age couple from a lover’s lane, raping
Supreme Court Grapples With Planned Execution of Convicted Killer With DementiaThe Wall Street Journal. - Jess BravinCase involves 68-year-old inmate whose mental deterioration leaves him no memory of his crime; one justice sees impact on America’s aging death row WASHINGTON—An attorney for Alabama told the Supreme on
Abolish the death penaltyThe Washington Post - By George F. WillWithout being aware of it, Vernon Madison might become a footnote in constitutional law because he is barely aware of anything. For more than 30 years, Alabama, with a tenacity that deserves a better has
114: Hannah Cox on Abolishing the Death Penaltysocietyandthestate.com Concern over the death penalty isn’t just limited to bleeding hearts and liberals. It’s not a matter of coddling criminals. DNA evidence and other …
Do You Support the Death Penalty?newsmax.com - Hannah Cox There are few policies that inspire a faster response. In fact, I’m betting your own answer has already sprung into your mind. Growing up as a …
Fentanyl and the Death Penaltythecrimereport.org - By Stephen Bitsoli | September 25, 2018 Even as law enforcement tries to reduce the number of deaths attributed to the super-opioid fentanyl, some states are trying to increase them through …
State of Indiana argues for secrecy amid challenges to execution by lethal injectionindystar.com - Mark Alesia It's becoming increasingly difficult for states to execute prisoners by lethal injection, a reality reflected in a legal debate currently unfolding …
Top Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penaltyamericamagazine.org - Anne Condodina - Catholic News Service September 27, 2018 VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Abolishing the death penalty worldwide would reflect the brave and hope-filled belief that crime can be dealt with without …
AMA to Supreme Court: Doctor participation in executions unethicalAmerican Medical Association - Tanya Albert Henry Editor’s note: In a 5-4 decision issued in April, the Supreme Court ruled that Missouri could go forward with Russell Bucklew’s execution by using …
Republicans aim to end America’s death penaltysanquentinnews.com The death penalty is dying in the United States, and surprisingly, a large number of Republicans are contributing to its demise, according to a …
Pope Francis leads on the death penalty, and conservatives should followwashingtonexaminer.com - Tyler Grant Pope Francis has altered Catholic teaching by declaring the death penalty an attack on human dignity. The Vatican is correct and conservative …
Shane Claiborne: Christians are why the death penalty lives on - Religion News Servicereligionnews.com (RNS) — With America’s next executions scheduled for Thursday (Aug. 9) in Tennessee and next week (Aug. 14) in Nebraska, there couldn’t have been a …
Death Penalty Pope Francis changes Catholic Church teaching to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’The Washington Post - By Chico HarlanROME — Pope Francis has changed Catholic Church teaching to fully reject the death penalty, the Vatican announced Thursday, saying it would work to abolish capital punishment worldwide. The revision to
Opinion | Death penalty's toll on state's executionerscommercialappeal.com - Bruce Cole, Guest columnist The criminal justice system is divided into three distinct but equally important components -- law enforcement, courts and corrections. There is no …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo New Conservative Voices Criticize Death Penalty as an 'Inept, Biased and Corrupt' Big Government Policydeathpenaltyinfo.org - cmadvig Calling the death penalty a wasteful "big government" policy that is "inept, biased, and corrupt," a libertarian think tank and a New Orleans …
The Libertarian Case Against the Death Penaltylibertarianism.org - by Ben Jones For many years, the death penalty has divided libertarians. Recently, however, a number of high-profile figures in the liberty movement have …
Jurors spare life of gang member. He didn’t pull trigger, but will spend life in prisonmiamiherald.com - By Charles Rabin Frantzy Jean-Marie, a suspected gang member convicted last month of killing a confidential informant and his girlfriend 15 years ago, had his life …
'Last Defense' Subject Julius Jones to Get New Hearing Following ABC DocumentaryTheWrap - Tony Maglio In 2002, the 21-year-old Jones was convicted of murdering Paul Howell in 1999 car-jacking gone wrong ABC’s “The Last Defense” is living up to its name …
Court upholds decision barring pastor/judge from death penalty casesbaptistnews.com A three-judge panel of federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit testing the boundary between religious liberty and judicial restraint. The …
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IndyStar: Indianapolis Star, Indiana news, breaking news and sportsindystar.com - Holly V. Hays and , Vic Ryckaert The trial date for the man accused of killing Boone County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett has been moved back more than two years. A judge has …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo If You Hate Big Government, You Should Oppose the Death Penaltyfee.org - Patrick Hauf In Texas, a death penalty case costs about $2.3 million, which is nearly three times the cost of one prisoner’s 40-year sentence in a single cell …
It’s time to get rid of the death penalty in Texastribtalk.org - By Joe Moody, July 11, 2018 As a legislator, I often struggle to decide what I should do, what I can do, and most of all, why I should do it. The answers are frequently …
Death sentences becoming increasingly rare in Georgiamyajc.com - Bill Rankin The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday did something it once did on a fairly routine basis but now hardly ever does: It heard a death-penalty appeal. It …
Illinoisilnews.org - The Center Square Policy experts warned the state’s unfunded pension debt is contributing to Illinois’ population losses, service shortages and high taxes, but said …
All serious criminal cases deserve podcast-style scrutinybaltimoresun.com - Elizabeth Vartkessian Listening to the true crime podcast In the Dark, produced by American Public Media, has been a frustrating experience. Season two, which has been …
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Sister Helen Prejean's Twitter account is proof that the world still has good in itMashable - Heather DockrayCaring people in 2018 spend a lot of time alternating between rage and total dissociation. Personally, there's nothing I love more than watching my soul stand outside my broken little body while it reads
Anti-death penalty resolution builds on church’s advocacy in wake of Arkansas executionsepiscopalnewsservice.org - lwilson The Rev. Allison Liles, executive director of Episcopal Peace Fellowship, testifies July 9 in favor of an anti-death penalty resolution before …
