Death Penalty

The Supreme Court Has Had Enough Of The Lethal Injection Debate

The justices declined to rehear a controversial June case that upheld Oklahoma's lethal-injection protocol.
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Why This Mom Hopes Pope Francis Can Help Get Her Son Off Death Row

The pope is a staunch critic of the death penalty.
By Peter Prengaman, Associated Press

Nebraska Voters Gather Enough Signatures To Try To Revive The Death Penalty

Some voters want to reverse the state's recent ban on capital punishment.
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Tennessee Judge Upholds State's Lethal Injection Process

The judge ruled that the plaintiffs, 33 death row inmates, didn't prove that the one-drug method led to a painful and lingering death.
By AP

Susan Sarandon Fights To Save Death Row Inmate’s Life Days Before Execution

By Dr. Phil Show

Saudi Arabia Executes 4 People In One Day

Last year, Saudi Arabia executed more people than any country except China and Iran.
By Reuters

Kansas College Republicans Latest Conservative Group To Oppose The Death Penalty

"I can’t support a policy that would endanger one innocent life."
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Pakistan Sentences 7 Militants To Death Over School Attack

Over 150 people, most of them schoolchildren, were killed in the Peshawar school massacre.
By AP

Death Penalty In Connecticut Ruled Unconstitutional

Lawmakers repealed the state's death penalty in 2012, but stipulated it only applied to future crimes.
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Texas Executes Cop Killer Who Sought Death Over Lawyer's Objection

"I've accepted my fate. I'm just ready to move on."
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