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Mexico: Death Penalty Gaining Support

GlobalPost.com | Marion Lloyd | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

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MEXICO CITY -- The street peddler's face darkened when asked how the Mexican government should deal with the rash of kidnappings and drug slayings t...

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Letting Go of the Death Penalty

Richard C. Dieter | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exoneration, Law, Death Row, Death Row Exoneration, California, Execution, Criminal Justice System, Crime, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Death Penalty, Criminal Justice, Politics News
Richard C. Dieter

California has 670 people on death row. Each one of them costs the state about $90,000 per year over what it would cost to keep them in prison if they were condemned to permanent jail time instead.

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Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Al Gore, White House, Women's Rights, Sweden, George W. Bush, Sex Trade, Asia, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, South Africa, Angola, Kay Hagan, Dan Quayle, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Nancy Pelosi, Racism, Nigeria, Elizabeth Dole, Secretary of the Treasury, African-American Issues, Latin America, Speaker of the House, Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Netherlands, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Secretary of Energy, Condolleezza Rice, Secretary of Agriculture, Janet Napolitano, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Claire McCaskill, Secretary of State, Women's Issues, Civil Rights, Arizona, Laura Bush, Gay Rights, Vietnam, Slavery, Sexism, Secretary of Defense, Senate Majority Leader, Vice President, Bill Clinton, Islam, John McCain, Africa, Belgium, Secretary of Transportation, Homeland Security, Attorney General, North Carolina, Colombia, Cia Director, Cambodia, Secretary of Interior, Death Penalty, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

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Abolishing the Death Penalty in the Era of Hope

Diann Rust-Tierney | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Prison, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Diann Rust-Tierney

With the current economic downturn, all government programs -- including the death penalty -- should be evaluated on whether the "benefits" they confer are worth the cost.

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Many Holes in Candidates' Positions on Criminal Justice

NYCity News Service | Posted 11.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Incarceration Rates, Illinois State Senate, Economic Crisis, Sentencing Project, Criminal Justice, Obama Death Penalty, Criminal Justice Obama, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Death Penalty, Election 2008, Criminal Justice Mccain, Campaign 2008, Mccain Death Penalty, John McCain, Home News
NYCity News Service

With less than one week left before voters' caste their ballots, questions about Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama's positions on incarceration and criminal justice remain unanswered.

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'No Body' Murder Cases

Diane Dimond | Posted 11.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Steve Banic, nobodymurdercases.com, Corpus Delicti Principle, Diane Dimond Column, Australian Bureau of Statistics, No Body Murder Cases, Death Penalty, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Rate of Conviction, Tad Debaise, Living News
Diane Dimond

If you take death off the table in exchange for the victim's remains suddenly a 'no body' case can get solved on lots of different levels.

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Troubling Questions Surround Troy Davis Execution Set for Monday

Barry Scheck | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Barry Scheck

The Innocence Project, which I co-founded with Peter Neufeld in 1992, advocates for legislation that improves the accuracy of the criminal justice system by addressing the root causes of the problem.

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John McCain: Unfit for the Presidency

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Women's Issues, Financial Bailout, Pakistan, Economy, George W. Bush, Gun Control, Iraq, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, Iran, Mike Huckabee, John Kerry, Katie Couric, Russia, African-American Issues, Abortion, Energy, Bill Clinton, Philadelphia, Alaska, Karl Rove, Presidential Debate, Mitt Romney, Democrats, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Earmarks, Fred Thompson, Environment, Taliban, Death Penalty, Afghanistan, Republicans, Steve Schmidt, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If we agree, as most of us do outside of the far-right abortion-obsessed axis, that Palin is unfit to serve as president, then McCain, the man solely responsible for giving her that opportunity, is unfit too. It's that simple.

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A(nother) Beautiful Child is Killed: What Should We Do With Her Murderers?

Harold Pollack | Posted 10.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Capital Punishment, Nequiel Fowler, Death Penalty Moratorium, Crime, Death Penalty Debate, Nequiel Fowler Killed, Death Penalty, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty Costs, Illinois Death Penalty, Chicago Crime, Chicago Gangs, Death Penalty Reform, Chicago News
Harold Pollack

I've seen nothing to suggest that we accomplish much by brutalizing the small and troubled people who commit atrocities. Killing these four gang bangers who murdered Nequiel Fowler does nothing to honor or memorialize this beautiful child.

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Why (Your Candidate's Name Here) Will Win the Debate

Peter A. Ubel | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Death Penalty, Psychology, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News
Peter A. Ubel

Debates are polarizing not simply because of their ridiculous formats, with red lights blinking when the time is up, and with embarrassing questions from the moderators...

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Our Civilized Murders

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Racism, Troy Davis, Death Penalty, Troy Davis Execution, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Two hours before Troy Davis was scheduled to die, the Supreme Court granted him a stay of execution. Now they will decide whether to hear Davis' appeal and become witness to the incredible racism and corruption of the justice system.

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Another Innocent Man, Another Wake-up Call for the Criminal Justice System

Kirk Noble Bloodsworth | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Death Penalty, Capital Punishment, Justice Project, Johnnie Earl Lindsey, Politics News
Kirk Noble Bloodsworth

Thanks to post-conviction DNA testing, Johnnie Earl Lindsey was freed from a Texas prison on Friday after serving 26 years for a crime he didn't commit.

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Faith-Based Cruelty: The Other Georgia

Paula Gordon | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Faith-Based, Executions, Troy Davis, Death Penalty, Evidence, Georgia, Politics News
Paula Gordon

What day and time you will die? I, for one, have no interest in knowing. Troy Anthony Davis, almost certainly an innocent man, knows. He'll die Tue...

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Executing the Innocent?

David C. Fathi | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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David C. Fathi

Since 1973, 129 persons -- including five in Georgia -- have been released from death rows in the United States because of evidence that they were innocent.

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Jocks 4 Justice (Including the Great Jim Brown) Say:

Dave Zirin | Posted 10.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Troy Davis, Jim Brown, Etan Thomas, Nfl, Sports, Death Penalty, Entertainment News
Dave Zirin

We the undersigned Jocks 4 Justice call upon the Governor, the Supreme Court, or any controlling authority, to stay Troy Davis' execution.

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The Divided States of America: One Nation Under Two Gods

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

These diametrically opposed, partisan visions of America can never be reconciled because both parties feel that they are fundamentally saving the other party from itself.

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Hell, No -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 4

Russ Wellen | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, John Conyers, Death Penalty, Justice Department, Iraq, U.S. Military, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, House Judiciary Committee, Politics News
Russ Wellen

Vincent Bugliosi talks about his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. RW: You wrote, "I strongly believe without absolutely knowing that...

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? No, Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 2

Russ Wellen | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Murder, George Bush, John Conyers, US Military, Impeachment, Death Penalty, Iraq, Justice Department, House Judiciary Committee, Prosecution, Politics News
Russ Wellen

Vincent Bugliosi talks about prosecuting George Bush and his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee appearance.

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Impeachment? Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Never Mind That -- Haul George Bush into a Court of Law, Part 1

Russ Wellen | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Murder, George Bush, John Conyers, Helter Skelter, US Military, Vincent Bugliosi, Justice Department, Impeachment, Charles Manson, Death Penalty, Iraq, House Judiciary Committee, Prosecution, Politics News
Russ Wellen

Bugliosi's agenda: Once Bush is out of office, let's drag his butt into a court of law. But the media's perception that much of the public can't conceive of prosecuting a president in a court of law is probably accurate.

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An Unlikely Pair

Mike Farrell | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lawyers, Death Penalty, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Judges, Criminal Justice System, Death Penalty Debate, Death Penalty California, Politics News
Mike Farrell

This Piece Was Co-written by Donald A. McCartin We are an unlikely pair -- not "The Odd Couple," but close. Forty-five years ago, one was a successfu...

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What Will it Take to Reform California's Death Penalty?

Byron Williams | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Capital Punishment, California, California Politics, Death Penalty, Justice System Death Penalty, Death Penalty California, Politics News
Byron Williams

Californians must confront how badly they want to be in the execution business. Is having a death penalty worth more than investing in the state's social and economic infrastructure?

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Switching Sides On The Death Penalty

Diane Dimond | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Life Without Parole, Louisiana Child Rape Case, Child Rape, Rape of a Child Under the Age of 12, Crimes Against the State, Death Penalty, Hypocrite, U.S. Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Troy King Attorney General of Alabama, Politics News
Diane Dimond

There is an inner voice in my head that can't stop screaming! I've heard it since last week when the US Supreme Court declared the rape of a child under 12 should not be punished by death. That, a majority of the court ruled, is not a "proportional punishment."

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To Win, Presidential Candidates Move ... Left

Bill Scher | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Faith-Based Initiatives, Mccain, Environment, Fisa, Death Penalty, Obama, Iraq, Nafta, Guns, Barack Obama, Politics News
Bill Scher

The punditocracy won't tell you, but Barack Obama and John McCain are moving to the Left. Take Iraq. Sensing that voters did not react kindly to McCa...

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On Fellow Disgruntled Shareholders of Obama's Campaign

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Centrist, Death Penalty, 4th Amendment, Barack Obama, Politics News
Max and the Marginalized

In a quest to impress the three people who drive lifted trucks who might vote Democratic, Obama will inevitably end up looking as ridiculous as he should look trying to achieve that end.

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Was Obama Wrong to Veer Right?

Peter Clothier | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gun Control, Death Penalty, Barack Obama, Second Amendment, Obama Gun Policy, Obama Death Penalty, Obama Second Amendment, Obama Guns, Politics News
Peter Clothier

Let's acknowledge, bitter though it may be, a majority of Americans would not cast a vote for anyone who did not make public avowals like those Obama made about gun control and the death penalty.

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