Dec. 31
IRAN:
Iranian Womens Group Hits Out at Death Sentence on Teen Girl
Defaazzanan, an NGO supporting and defending womens rights in Iran, has
joined the protest against the execution of Delaraa Daraabi (she was
reported as Delaraam in our 1st report)
It is now clear that sexuality
Dec. 31
CANADA:
Prison ministry teaches need for giving unconditional love
"Unconditional love." That's the answer Andy gives me. I'll get to the
question a little later.
Andy is a gentle little man, almost blind, but a greatly gifted musician.
He's also a lifer who's served 30 years and
Dec. 31
CALIFORNIA:
No public hearing for inmate
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would not hold a public clemency
hearing for Clarence Allen, who is scheduled to be executed Jan. 17 for
ordering the murder of 3 people in 1980.
Allen, 75, is the oldest man on death row, and is as
Dec. 31
LOUISIANA:
Lee granted extension in death sentence appeal
Attorneys for convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee have been granted a
5-month extension in his death sentence appeal.
Lee was convicted of murdering Charlotte Murray Pace and sentenced to
death in East Baton Rouge Pari
Dec. 31
TEXAS:
Investigators tracked KFC case for decades
James Stroud remembers sitting at the home of his longtime buddy who had
gone missing, offering comfort and encouragement to his friend's parents
and pregnant wife.
After painful hours of waiting, the phone rang. Almost simultaneo