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Dying in Vein
This is a really long, but interesting article. A three-sentence synopsis: Romell Broom was sentenced to death for raping and killing a 14 year old girl. On the night of his excecution, they could not find a vein to start the drip.They Found Caylee's Body, Details Here
The meter reader found what they believe to be Caylee's body, with duct tape over the mouth in a garbage bag in the brush in Florida nearby a work site. Bones were also found. Forensic scientists are expected to determine by either evidence of stab wounds or bone fractures- or by just the tape they will determine she was suffocated- the duct tape also tells us the child was silenced.Ending death penalty could save US millions: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Even when executions are not carried out, the death penalty costs US states hundreds of millions of dollars a year, depleting budgets in the midst of economic crisis, a study released Tuesday found. "It is doubtful in today's economic climate that any legislature would introduce the death penalty if faced with the reality that each execution would cost taxpayers 25 million dollars, or that the state might spend more than 100 million dollars over several years and produce few or no executions," argued Richard Dieter, director of the Death Penalty Information Center and the report's author. "Surely there are more pressing needs deserving funding," he wrote, noting that execution was rated among the least effective crime deterrents.British woman could face Laos death penalty
BANGKOK, Thailand (CNN) -- A pregnant British woman facing possible execution in Laos will go on trial this week, the country's foreign affairs ministry said Monday. Samantha Orobator became pregnant in prison, according to a spokeswoman for rights group Reprieve. Samantha Orobator "is facing death by firing squad for drug trafficking," said Clare Algar, executive director of Reprieve, a London-based human rights group.New Evidence About Caycee, and Prosecutors Say They Won't Pursue Death Penalty For Caycee Anthony
Caycee's Computer showed searches for: cloroform neck breaking poisoning burying On the same day she later borrowed a shovel from the neighbors! This case has got to come to justice: On the wake of Prosecutors just releasing that they will NOT seek the death penalty for Caycee Anthony, this new information is released to the news. If prosecutors are hoping that not pursuing the death penalty will bring Caylee to feel safe to talk, my opinion is that they don't know who/what they are dealing with.Is It Unconstitutional to Execute an Innocent Person?
Sitting on death row in Georgia, Troy Davis has won a key victory against his own execution. On Aug. 17, the U.S.High Court Weighs Life Terms For Minors
Is it unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to send a juvenile away to prison for life, without the possibility of parole for a crime that does not involve a death? That's the question the Supreme Court ponders Monday. In 2005, the high court struck down the death penalty for juveniles by a 5 to-4 vote.Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed
JARRATT, Va. – Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002. The 48-year-old died by injection at 9:11 p.m.The Absolutely Worst Bill Ever
The Absolutely Worst Bill Ever By Peter Ferrara on 11.11.09 @ 6:08AM "The Worst Bill Ever." That is the title the always calm and rational Wall Street Journal put on its editorial on November 1 about the government health care takeover bill that passed the House last week on virtually a party line vote, 220-215. But even this label doesn't fully communicate the outright assault on the American people involved in this legislation.Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases that could have major implications for the way juvenile offenders are treated in our criminal justice system. Sullivan v.
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