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Gallup Poll—Fewer than Half of Americans, a New Low, Believe Death Penalty is Applied Fairly
deathpenaltyinfo.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 Punishment
The New Yorker - Lacy M. Johnson
In 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 Dementia
The Wall Street Journal. - Jess Bravin
Case 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 penalty
The Washington Post - Columnist
Without 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 Penalty
societyandthestate.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 Penalty
thecrimereport.org - shandelman
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 injection
indystar.com
CLOSE Here's a closer look at the 12 men held on Indiana's Death Row. It's becoming increasingly difficult for states to execute prisoners by lethal …
Top Vatican diplomat calls for universal abolition of death penalty
americamagazine.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 unethical
ama-assn.org - American Medical Association
Anesthesiologist Joel Zivot, MD, says he won’t give Missouri officials an opinion on which execution method might result in the lowest risk of severe …
Republicans aim to end America’s death penalty
sanquentinnews.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 follow
washingtonexaminer.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
religionnews.com - G. Jeffrey MacDonald
(RNS) — Wherever Christians are most concentrated in America is where the death penalty has flourished.The post Shane Claiborne: Christians are why …
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Pope Francis changes Catholic Church teaching to say death penalty is ‘inadmissible’
The Washington Post - By Chico Harlan
ROME — 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 executioners
commercialappeal.com
The criminal justice system is divided into three distinct but equally important components -- law enforcement, courts and corrections. There is no …
New Conservative Voices Criticize Death Penalty as an 'Inept, Biased and Corrupt' Big Government Policy
deathpenaltyinfo.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 Penalty
libertarianism.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 prison
miamiherald.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 Documentary
TheWrap - 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 cases
baptistnews.com
A three-judge panel of federal appeals court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit testing the boundary between religious liberty and judicial restraint. The …
Hannah Cox from Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty HD 1080p
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CLOSE Anthony Baumgardt, suspected killer of Boone Co. Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Pickett, enters/exits the courthouse for initial hearing. "No remorse" …
If You Hate Big Government, You Should Oppose the Death Penalty
fee.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 Texas, by Joe Moody
tribtalk.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 Georgia
myajc.com - Local
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 …
Conservative group slams effort to reinstate death penalty in Illinois
ilnews.org - Scot Bertram
A national organization is criticizing Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for certain crimes in Illinois. Heather Beaudoin is …
All serious criminal cases deserve podcast-style scrutiny
baltimoresun.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 …
Sister Helen Prejean's Twitter account is proof that the world still has good in it
Mashable - Heather Dockray
Caring 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 executions
episcopalnewsservice.org - lwilson
The Rev. Allison Liles, executive director of Episcopal Peace Fellowship, testifies July 9 in favor of an anti-death penalty resolution before …