Tag Archives: Capital Punishment
Garry T. Allen Scheduled to Be Executed in Oklahoma
It is very rare for the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to recommend clemency for a person facing execution, but it did that by a vote of four to one in the case of Garry T. Allen, who is scheduled … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, Sick Sad World
U.S. Executes More People Than Every Nation Except China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq
The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, Amnesty International announced Monday. America’s forty-three executions in 2011 ranked it fifth in the world in capital punishment. U.S. executions were down from forty-six a year earlier. … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, International Justice, Sick Sad World, World
Soldier Charged with 17 Murder Counts
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales has been charged with seventeen counts of premeditated murder and could face the death penalty, the U.S. military says. He also faces six counts of assault and attempted murder. Sgt. Bales, thirty-eight, stands accused of … Continue reading
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Death Row Reality Show a Hit in China
Think American television programming leaves something to be desired? “Interviews Before Execution” is a sensation in China, with 40 million viewers tuning in Saturday nights to watch the last moments of death-row prisoners and their families. Forty million is nearly … Continue reading
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Belarusian Woman Fights to Save Son from Execution
In November, Lyubou Kavalyova’s son was sentenced to death for participating in a terrorist attack in Belarus, based only on a confession allegedly obtained by torture. Ms. Kavalyova and people across Europe are racing against the clock to save her son, … Continue reading
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Judge Sentences to Death Accomplice in Connecticut Home Invasion Case
A judge in Connecticut, sentenced thirty-one-year-old Joshua Komisarjevsky to death Friday for his role in a 2007 home invasion that killed a woman and her two daughters. Mr. Komisarjevsky ‘s accomplice, Steven Hayes, was sentenced to death after a jury … Continue reading
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Iran Sentences American to Death for Espionage
American Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, on trial in Iran for espionage, has been sentenced to death. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported that a court convicted Mr. Hekmati of “working for an enemy country … for membership in the CIA and … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, International Justice, World
European Commission Restricts Production of Drugs for Executions
The European Commission announced a restriction on drugs produced by European manufacturers for use in lethal injection executions. The restriction marks a widening of the gulf between the capital punishment policy of Europe and the United States. A … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Punishment, International Justice
