March 31
UGANDA:
President Museveni Pardons Sharma Kooky
Sharma Kooky was released under the prerogative of mercy privilege. (Photo
Courtesy New Vision) After spending 12 years behind bars at Luzira Maximum
Security Prisons for murdering his wife, Sharma Kooky is now a free man.
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March 31
OHIO:
Ohio's execution process, death row inmates face uncertain future
With Ohio’s execution process tied up in court, 153 inmates on death row face
an uncertain future.
The 2011 Capital Crimes report, issued today by Ohio Attorney General Mike
DeWine, summarizes the status
March 31
TEXASfemale faces death sentence
Jury finds former Lufkin nurse guilty of capital murder
An Angelina County jury has found a former Lufkin nurse guilty of capital
murder in connection to the deaths of 5 patients. She now faces no better than
life in prison for the crime and
April 1
ALABAMA:
Cruel and unusual?: Death row inmate challenges state execution procedure
A death row inmate who had his execution blocked by a federal court that cited
Alabama’s “secrecy” concerning its execution procedure says that procedure
could leave him conscious while drugs tha
