Nov. 27
JAPAN:
Strong support for death penalty due to biased polls, say experts
Government opinion polls on the death penalty consistently show overwhelming
public support for the process, which is by hanging.
Now, the neutrality of questions that have produced an 85.6 % support rate
Nov. 27
OREGON:
Lawmaker submits Oregon Death Penalty Repeal
Oregon state Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) plans to introduce a bill
proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the death penalty and substitute
life in prison without possibility of parole. If the legislators pass t
Nov. 27
TEXAS:
Bill Would Restrict Informant Testimony in Death Cases
Anthony Graves was wrongly convicted and sent to death row in 1994 based
largely on the testimony of an alleged accomplice in the fiery murders of 6
people. The accomplice, while on the execution gurney, admitted he
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What are you views about the death penalty? From Darkness to Life: The Death
Penalty Anthology is
currently seeking submissions for poetry, short stories, essays, and
photographs from prison
inmates. If you have a submission that you would like t
